Animal Behavior

'Monkey See, Monkey Do' Not Just For Primates, Study Shows

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 04.26.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Animals Social Behavior, Animals Social Pressure, Animals Peer Pressure, Social Pressure, Animal Behavior, Animals Conformity, Animals, Mammals, Science News

WASHINGTON -- You don't have to be a teenager to want to fit in at the school lunchroom. Some wild animals seem to follow similar monkey-see, monkey-d...

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WATCH: Puppies vs. Stairs

The Huffington Post | Sam Wilkes | Posted 04.22.2013 | Comedy

Many human adults have trouble with stairs, so it's understandable that a puppy's first time on the steps can result in some adorable slips and tumble...

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WATCH: 'Crittercam' Reveals Squid's-Eye-View

Posted 03.29.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Crittercams, Squid, Squid Camera, Squid Cam, Jumbo Squid, Squid Video, Animal Behavior, Humboldt Squid, Animals, Squid Color Change, Science News

By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 03/28/2013 09:21 PM EDT on LiveScience To see firsthand how an elusive species of jumbo squid lives, scie...

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Chimp Study Sheds Light On Origins Of Teamwork

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 03.22.2013 | Science

Read More: Chimps Help Each Other, Video, Chimps, Primates, Animal Cognition, Animal Cooperation, Chimp Teamwork, Chimp Cooperation, Animal Behavior, Chimpanzees, Mammals, Animals, Behavioral Psychology, Science News

Teamwork is a hallmark of the human species, but a new study shows we're not the only ones to cooperate. Chimpanzees team up to help each other to ach...

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Weird Reason Rats Sniff Each Other

Posted 03.10.2013 | Science

Read More: Why Rats Sniff Each Other, Odor Cues, Video, Rats Communicate, Rats Sniffing, Animal Behavior, Rats, Animals, Social Hierarchy, Science News

By: Megan Gannon, News Editor Published: 03/09/2013 09:12 AM EST on LiveScience Without being able to talk to each other, rats use sniffing as one...

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WATCH: Monkeys' Amazing Nut-Cracking Mastery

| Posted 02.28.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Primates, Nuts, Biology, Monkeys Using Tools, Bearded Capuchins, Animal Behavior, Capuchin Nut Cracking, Nut Cracking Monkeys, Animals, Mammals, Monkeys, Capuchin Monkey, Science News

By Sean Treacy Keep still, you nut! Bearded capuchins open nutshells by placing them on a log or a stone and smashing down on them with a rock, as ...

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Building a Nuclear Reactor, Rolling a Ball of Poop in a Straight Line: What's the Diff?

Ken White | Posted 04.30.2013 | San Francisco

Read More: Brown Bear, Animals Humans, Animal Behavior, Animals Tools, Brown Bear Tools, Homo Sapiens, Dung Beetles Stars, San Francisco News

Readers of my posts know I'm drawn to discoveries which shorten that perceived distance between Homo sapiens and the rest of the animals on Mother Earth. It's not that I don't think we're special; rather, it's that I think all of life is special.

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LISTEN: Dolphins Call Each Other By 'Name'

| Posted 02.22.2013 | Science

Read More: Dolphin Talk, Video, Dolphins, Dolphin Speech, Dolphins Signature Whistles, Animal Behavior, Dolphins Names for Each Other, Animals, Mammals, Dolphins Vocal, Marine Biology, Dolphin Names, Science News

By Virginia Morell Every bottlenose dolphin has its own whistle, a high-pitched, warbly "eeee" that tells the other dolphins that a particular indi...

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Video Experiment Tests Dogs' Ability To Recognize Their Own

| Posted 02.19.2013 | Science

Read More: Dogs Recognize, Canine Recognition, Video, Animal Psychology, Animal Cognition, Dog Cognition, Animal Behavior, Animals, Dog Recognition, Dogs, Dog Breeds, Science News

By Becky Crew | February 18, 2013 They may have the largest physical variety among all animal species on Earth, but dogs can still recognise on...

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Chimp Tops Humans In Key Mental Test

Posted 02.17.2013 | Science

Read More: Human Memory, Video, Chimpanzee, Biology, Chimps Humans, Short Term Memory, Animal Behavior, Memory, Chimp Memory, Chimpanzee Memory, Animals, Science News

By: Douglas Main Published: 02/16/2013 03:58 PM EST on LiveScience Boston — Chimpanzees may have more smarts than humans, at least regarding sho...

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Cheating Apes Use Clever Trick To Hide Infidelity

Posted 02.16.2013 | Science

Read More: Gelada Baboons, Infidelity, Video, Gelada Monkeys, Animal Behavior, Evolution, Baboon Infidelity, Baboon Sex, Animals, Sexual Infidelity, Science News

By: Joseph Castro, LiveScience Contributor Published: 02/12/2013 11:09 AM EST on LiveScience Between secret rendezvous, deleted messages and outr...

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Tool Use, Culture and Human Hubris

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.06.2013 | Science

Read More: Animal Intelligence, Religion, Crows, Neuroscience, Dolphins, Elephants, Brain, Fish, Birds, Animal Behavior, Evolution, Chimpanzees, Tool Use, Whales, Culture, Science News

People tend to believe that our species is superior to and separate from the animal kingdom, that we are the end point of the evolution of life on earth. That notion is not only false but extraordinarily dangerous.

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Has Homing Pigeon Mystery Finally Been Solved?

Posted 01.31.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Homing Pigeon Navigation, Daily Discovery, Animal Psychology, Pigeon Navigation, Homing Pigeons, Pigeon Minds, Animal Behavior, Infrasound Waves, Animals, Science News

By: Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 01/30/2013 07:27 PM EST on LiveScience The mystery of how homing pigeons are able to navigate...

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3 Tips For Using Dog Training Methods On People

Anna Jane Grossman | Posted 03.25.2013 | Women

Read More: Pets, Relationships, Behaviorism, Behavior, Dog Training, Animal Behavior, Ivan Pavlov, Classical-Conditioning, Dog Training Tips, Dogs, Training People, How to Train Dogs, How to Train People, Relationship Advice, Training Tips, Women News

When I meet someone new and say that I'm a dog trainer, the first question I usually get is, "Can you train my husband?" My reply is always, "Yep!"

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Squirrel Appreciation Day: Don't Miss Celebrating!

Bonni Brodnick | Posted 03.19.2013 | Green

Read More: Squirrel-Appreciation, Squirrel Appreciation Day, Animal Behavior, Lifestyle, Green News, Humor, Weird Holidays, Nature, Green News

I'm thankful for many things and my list runneth over, but I've never thought squirrels could be counted among them. Until now.

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Scientists Wrong About Crabs, New Study Suggests

Posted 01.17.2013 | Science

Read More: Animals Pain, Video, Marine Science, Shore Crabs, Animal Experiments, Crustaceans, Animal Behavior, Crabs Pain, Carcinus Maenas, Electric Shock, Crabs Feel Pain, Science News

By: Joseph Castro, LiveScience Contributor Published: 01/16/2013 06:03 PM EST on LiveScience Scientists have long held that crabs are unable to ...

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WATCH: Super-Cute Puppy School Is Now In Session

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.11.2013 | Good News

A furry puppy doing anything is usually pretty cute. But a timid, furry puppy learning from an older dog how to climb down stairs is in-your-face prec...

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Humanlike Violence Is Extremely Rare in Other Animals

Marc Bekoff | Posted 02.18.2013 | Denver

Read More: Violence, Warfare, Animals, Animal Behavior, Human Violence, Jane Goodall, Animal Violence, Animal-Behavior, Denver News

Given recent acts of heinous human violence in addition to the ongoing wars in which we're engaged, it's worth revisiting what we know about the social behavior of nonhuman animals (animals).

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Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up While Many Other Species Do Not?

Quora | Posted 02.17.2013 | Science

Read More: Animal Behavior, Horses, Animal Sleep, Horse Sleep, Science News

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Stanton Champion, Product Marketing Manager for uTest This is somewhat of a myth. Horses can...

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Mathematician Puts Spotlight On 'Selfish' Penguins

Posted 11.19.2012 | Science

Read More: Penguins Cold, Animal Behavior, Video, Daily Discovery, Penguins, Penguin Huddles, Antarctic Penguins, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 11/16/2012 06:30 PM EST on LiveScience Greed is good for penguins that huddle togethe...

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Do Animals Have A Sense Of Humor?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 09.25.2012 | Science

Read More: Jonathan Balcombe, Animal Cognition, Ethology, Science, Laughter, Funny Animals, Animals Laugh, Rats Tickled, Animals, Video, Animal Laughter, Talk Nerdy to Me, Sense of Humor, Animal Behavior, Cara Santa Maria, Science News, Pet, Science News

LOLCats may make us laugh out loud, but do the kittens in these adorable memes find their own behavior funny? I wondered about humor in the animal kin...

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When Birds Mourn

Ken White | Posted 11.19.2012 | San Francisco

Read More: Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, Scrub Jays, Animal Behavior, Death and Mourning, UC Davis, Mourning Animals, Animals Mourning, Animal Emotions, San Francisco News

As someone who has spent (happily) most of my life with and around animals, I grow more and more convinced that we have more in common with our fellow inhabitants of the Earth than we may imagine.

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Aggressive Pet Says A Lot About Your Personality

Posted 08.12.2012 | Science

Read More: Mean Dogs, Video, Pets, Pet Owners, Dog Owners, Science, Animal Behavior, Science News, Personalities, Dogs, Aggressive Dogs, Dog Breeds, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 08/10/2012 09:52 AM EDT on LiveScience Your canine companion might be saying more about...

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Marmots, Plastics, and Why I'm Alarmed Over Our Over-Chemicalized Society

Daniel T. Blumstein | Posted 10.03.2012 | Science

Read More: Environment, Science, Animal Behavior, Plastic Pollution, Olympics, Biology, Human Growth Hormone, Bpa, Bisphenol A, Bpa Plastic, Science News

What's the story you ask? It's about how natural variation in sex steroid hormones have profound natural effects on how long animals live, how social they are, and whether they are likely to leave home or not.

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Amazing 'Math Trick' May Help Hungry Dolphins Find Food

The Huffington Post | Melissa Cronin | Posted 07.23.2012 | Science

Read More: Sonar, Radar, Video, Math, Dolphins, Hunting, Animal Behavior, Echolocation, Dolphin Brains, Animals, Animal Brains, Ultrasonics, Science News

Dolphins are smart--but who knew they could do math? A research team from the University of Southampton has shown that the animals use something akin ...

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