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Same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom—more than 1,500 species are estimated to have been observed engaging in same-sex behavior, from spiders and nematodes to bonobos and fish. Still, ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...

Researchers developed an advanced AI system named YORU that can identify specific animal behaviors with over 90% accuracy ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...

As a career ethologist, I was thrilled when I learned about Dr. Matthew Calarco's new and highly original book titled The Three Ethologies: A Positive Vision for Rebuilding Human-Animal Relationships.