Capuchin monkeys in Brazil have been using tools for at least 700 years, according to new research. This is the earliest evidence of tool use in New World monke...
Pigs have highly evolved social structures and exhibit clear personalities. But how do the classic grunts and oinks a pig makes help us understand these persona...
When it comes to flight, the budgie, Melopsittacus undulatus, is capable of two distinct speeds. moving through the gears at will. Previously, it was generally ...
During your life, if only once or twice, you have probably taken a few stale crusts of bread and fed them to the ducks. One common cosmopolitan duck species...
Asian elephants benefit from the presence of their grandmothers: both the breeding success of their daughters and the survival rate of calves receive a boost....
New research from the University of Oxford and the University of Queensland has shown that fish can learn to recognise human faces despite lacking neocortical s...
Relationship advice seems to rain down upon us from all angles; the in-laws, magazines, chat shows, but did you ever expect to be taking tips from a hermaphrodi...
Social competency is crucially important for survival in complex animal societies. Successfully finding food, or mates, may well depend on how well an individua...
Mice sometimes cooperate when rearing young, forming communal nests that allow for resources to be shared amongst all pups present. But in these communal nests,...
Recent research has shown how female meerkats compete to be the biggest and ensure a dominant role.
A single pair of meerkats dominates over a group of rough...
