Birds can usually sense when they are not feeling well and like many other creatures, seem to seek out-of-the-way places to be alone.
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Our work with the BBC's Animals With Cameras showed one family of meerkats had excavated a huge tangle of tunnels.
Magpies have long memories, and human behaviour towards them largely determines how they respond
Sometimes a dog can have very good reasons for hating its humans.
Researchers identified simple behavioral rules that allow these tiny creatures to collaboratively build elaborate structures, with no one in charge.
Twitter recently blew up with posts wondering about the feline fascination with taped squares on the ground. An animal behavior expert explains it's not magic that draws Fluffy to the #CatSquare.
New research into how wasps divide up their jobs shows how economics can be key to understanding animal behaviour.
For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
Realizing that others' minds hold different thoughts, feelings and knowledge than your own was thought to be something only people could do. But evidence is accumulating that apes, too, have 'theory of mind.'
Man-made noise changes the way animals respond to danger – but prairie dogs have a surprising reaction.
Be thankful you aren't a male redback spider.
The answer lies in the history we share with our canine companions.
Older matriarchs lead elephant society. But they're also the primary targets of ivory poachers. When these socially critical individuals are killed, what happens to the rest of the group?
Noise pollution, whether on land or under water, can affect animals in interesting – and not always positive – ways.
Researchers want your canine's DNA to help unravel the connections between genes and behavior – for dogs and human beings.
They're the soil-builders that allow Africa's arid savannas to be lush grasslands. What do they do inside their huge mounds – and how does a collective mind allow them to do it?
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Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University
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Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Pharmacology and Animal Behavior, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Marie Curie Fellow, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
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Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School
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PhD Candidate in Ecology in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Research officer, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sussex
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Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Co-Director of the Center for Biologically Inspired Design, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Lecturer in Exploration Geophysics, University of Leeds
