It is time for animal behavior to become its own academic discipline. The Animal Behavior Society argues that animal behavior ...

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

Same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom—more than 1,500 species are estimated to have been observed engaging in ...

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

From fish scaling waterfalls to monkeys stealing babies these animal discoveries in 2025 revealed how much we still do not ...

Homosexual behavior in primates has a deep evolutionary basis and is more likely to occur in species that live in harsh ...

In a breakthrough study, scientists have transferred a courtship behavior from one species to another, triggering the recipient to perform this completely foreign act as if it was its own. While genes ...

Aquatic organisms exhibit a range of behavioural adaptations when confronted with contaminated environments. In recent decades, research has revealed that both chronic and acute contamination events ...

Recent explorations into the world of brainless animals have unveiled surprising capabilities that challenge our traditional views of cognition. Creatures like slime molds, jellyfish, and even plants ...

Recently, I came across a helpful article by William Baum (2018) 1 on the “three laws of behavior.” Baum is a behavior analyst who works in the tradition of B. F. Skinner, and the article focuses on ...