By Shreya Dasgupta Every year, researchers and people out in nature capture some aspect of animal behavior that’s unusual or ...

Animals often rely on instincts and strategies that look shocking to human eyes. These behaviors can involve unusual hunting methods, unsettling defenses, or ways of surviving that seem harsh by our ...

Scientists found reintroduced pumas cluster around 40,000 penguins, altering movement, tolerance, and social behavior in ...

Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that distinguish humans from our closest living relatives, the apes, may have partly ...

The African lion’s reputation as “king of the jungle” rests on its strength, group hunting skills, and dominance over most ...

Motion-activated trail cameras are revealing hidden wildlife behavior, from snow-covered grizzly bears in the Yukon to rare and elusive species worldwide. Learn how these silent observers capture ...

One female seal displayed postmortem attentive behavior (PAB) for at least 20 days, the longest documented case in pinnipeds and among the longest for any mammal. Their paper documents a previously ...

A recently printed study in the journal Human-Wildlife Interactions shows promise for an innovative new gadget on ranches ...

The leopard, the most graceful of Africa's predators, is feared throughout the continent. Leopards do not consider humans to be special, aside from their being easy prey that neither bite nor scratch ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

A zoo in Denmark is under fire after issuing a public request for pet donations — including chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and even horses — to feed their carnivorous animals. The controversial ...