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why dog trainers will have to change their ways

why dog trainers will have to change their ways

Professor John Bradshaw is main a revolution in the study of canine behaviour. 'Dogs don't...


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chimps are cute. theyre funny. and viral videos...

chimps are cute. theyre funny. and viral videos...

Entertaining videos of chimpanzees and other primates raise questions approximately welfare,may...


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mirrors have revealed something new about manta...

mirrors have revealed something new about manta...

Humans obtain enormous use of marine vertebrates,but manta rays may pass the self-awareness test and...


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finally, the truth about just how manipulative...

finally, the truth about just how manipulative...

Our pets have specific expressions they reserve for humans,it’s been revealed. But as a dog owner,...


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penguin robot helps researchers get close and...

penguin robot helps researchers get close and...

Meet penguin-bot. Remote-controlled rovers disguised as penguins could reduce stress to wild animals...


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why dolphins are deep thinkers

why dolphins are deep thinkers

The more we study dolphins,the brighter they turn out to be, writes Anuschka de RohanAt the...


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life isn t a cartoon, and animals are not our...

life isn t a cartoon, and animals are not our...

Only a culture that has ceased to care approximately its fellow living creatures could choose to see...


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what you see in this picture says more about you...

what you see in this picture says more about you...

Whatever the animal was demonstrating – empathy (sensitivity to another's feelings as if they...


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chimpanzees in west africa observed indulging in...

chimpanzees in west africa observed indulging in...

Inhabitants of forests in Bossou,south-eastern Guinea, enjoy wealthy, and alcoholic brew fermented...


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ravens can imagine being spied on, study finds

ravens can imagine being spied on, study finds

Scientists find capacity for abstraction not necessarily uniquely human in study of ravens’...


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kangaroo in grieving photos may have killed while...

kangaroo in grieving photos may have killed while...

Dr Derek Spielman,a senior lecturer in veterinary pathology, says it is ‘uncouth...


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hunger games in the weird wildwood

hunger games in the weird wildwood

Wenlock Edge,Shropshire The deer are instinctively wary. I share something like it, an uncanny...


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tickling rats and giggling dolphins: do animals...

tickling rats and giggling dolphins: do animals...

Laughter has many functions,and whilst language is a key part of human humour, psychologists think...


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kangaroo love: the movie - disney needs to hop on...

kangaroo love: the movie - disney needs to hop on...

This week’s viral image of a dying female kangaroo and her ‘fond partner’ is perfect for an...


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anthropomorphism: how much humans and animals...

anthropomorphism: how much humans and animals...

Cute internet videos and animals in children’s entertainment with human-like intentions can be...


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orcas can imitate human speech, research reveals

orcas can imitate human speech, research reveals

Killer whales able to copy words such as ‘hello’ and ‘bye bye’ as well as sounds from other...


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byron bay bluesfest noise has destroyed local...

byron bay bluesfest noise has destroyed local...

Music festival strongly denies research which shows noise disturbs the koalas and forces them to...


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cat got your tongue? study to examine if pets...

cat got your tongue? study to examine if pets...

Swedish researchers will employ recordings to find out whether a miaow sounds different depending on...


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asthmatic sea otter learns to use inhaler - video

asthmatic sea otter learns to use inhaler - video

One-year-old Mishka has asthma and is the first sea otter to be diagnosed with the disease. Cats and...


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kangaroo flatulence research points to new climate...

kangaroo flatulence research points to new climate...

Kangaroos produce relatively shrimp methane, but study suggests transplanting gut micro-organisms...


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a chimp with a scottish accent? you cannae be...

a chimp with a scottish accent? you cannae be...

Scientists claimed that Dutch chimpanzees who joined a group in Scotland modified their calls for...


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gentoo penguins woo partners with carefully chosen...

gentoo penguins woo partners with carefully chosen...

flow over The Bachelor,because these male Gentoo penguins have romance down to a fine art. They know...


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ant managers tiny toilers follow any leader to...

ant managers tiny toilers follow any leader to...

Groups of ants working together to carry objects change their tactics whenever a new individual...


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elephant smoking footage baffles experts

elephant smoking footage baffles experts

Animal in India may beget been trying to ingest wood charcoal and blowing away the ashFootage of an...


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horses can recognise human emotion, new study...

horses can recognise human emotion, new study...

Psychologists occupy shown for the first time that horses are able to distinguish between positive...


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stuttering mouse experiment sheds light on common...

stuttering mouse experiment sheds light on common...

Genetic mutation given to squeaky rodents found halting patterns in early life squeaks,investigating...


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gorilla tries to attack nebraska zoo visitor...

gorilla tries to attack nebraska zoo visitor...

A large silverback gorilla tries to attack a zoo visitor through the glass of his enclosure on...


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