Cats are more social than they are often given credit for. Can you help yours access its inner dog?
Tag: Animal Behavior
Monkeys in Puerto Rico Got Nicer After Hurricane Maria
Macaques, reeling from a hurricane, learned by necessity to get along, a study found. It’s one of the first to suggest that animals can adapt to environmental upheaval with social changes.
Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.
In a cautious new paper, scientists tried to determine whether an interactive speech board might enrich the life of a parrot named Ellie.
A Cicada’s Guide to Periodical Romance
It may sound like a mosh pit out there. But to the participants, mating is a delicate, sonorous affair, fraught with potential missteps — and fungal zombies.
Ancient Foxes Lived and Died With Humans
Extinct foxes and other animals were an important part of early South American communities, a new study has found.
A Stork, a Fisherman and Their Unlikely Bond Enchant Turkey
Thirteen years ago, a stork landed on a fisherman’s boat looking for food. He has come back every year since, drawing national attention.
These Mobile Games are For the Birds
How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be licked,” a new study suggests.
Is That Polar Bear Getting Enough to Eat? Try a Collar With a Camera.
Scientists collected video from 20 bears during ice-free months to understand whether the animals can survive longer periods on land in a warming world.
A Monkey Is on the Run in the Scottish Highlands
“You would think we were chasing an international fugitive,” one resident said.
‘Welsh Tidy Mouse’ Tidies Tiny Welsh House
For months, a mysterious helper was cleaning up the work bench in Rodney Holbrook’s shed every night. He caught the visitor, tail and all, on video.