Recovering missing animals requires understanding both animal and human behavior.
Author: Emily Anthes
Think You Understand Your Dog? Think Again.
People interpret a dog’s emotions based on its situation and have “a big blind spot” for the actual animal, a new study found.
All Languages Follow This Pattern. So Does Humpback Whale Song.
The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests.
For Wild Animals, the Bird Flu Disaster Is Already Here
Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild.
Can These Ex-Hollywood Chimps Find a Place Among the Apes?
Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind.
Can These Ex-Hollywood Chimps Find a Place Among the Apes?
Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind.
What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Death
A philosopher journeys into the world of comparative thanatology, which explores how animals of all kinds respond to death and dying.
A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species
With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.
How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)
Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot.
If You Give a Frog a Sauna, It Might Fight Off a Deadly Fungus
A fatal fungal disease has devastated the world’s amphibians. But the fungus has a vulnerability: It cannot tolerate heat.