A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its ...

Coyotes are often described as adaptable survivors that thrive wherever humans live. That description, while accurate, leaves ...

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging ...

Nonhuman primates like bonobos and chimpanzees might engage in same-sex sexual activities to strengthen bonds, particularly ...

Empathy in animals encompasses a range of processes whereby individuals perceive, share, and respond to the emotional states of conspecifics, often leading to demonstrably prosocial behaviours.

Animals isolate like people do in old age -- but that might be a good thing, scientists say. VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Being a loner isn’t un-herd of for these four-legged ...

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

A friend of mine recently sent me a beautiful and moving photo essay published by Isa Leshko capturing the "beauty and dignity of elderly animals" "in their winter years". As I looked at each of the ...

As with humans, the maternal bond in nature is important for animals to find their way in the world. In mammals, a mother ...

Homosexual behavior is much more common across the animal kingdom than we first thought, new research has found. Scientists found that 78 percent of animal behavior experts had seen some degree of ...

Below, we've compiled a list of weird animal behaviors we've amassed from the wild world web as well as a related thread on ...