Detail that zoochosis can come from a variety of factors, including social isolation, small enclosures, noisy visitors, and lack of enrichment. Explore how zoos are working to reduce zoochosis through ...

Quick Take Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in hundreds of animal species, though it is not considered a required function for specific ecosystem roles. Some researchers suggest that ...

Never underestimate the mind of a crow. Members of a family of birds that includes ravens, rooks, magpies, and jays, crows have been known to bend wire into hooks to retrieve food; drop nuts in a road ...

OMAHA’S HENRY DOORLY ZOO, KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR SENSORY OBJECTS INSIDE EXHIBITS. THOSE OBJECTS KEEP ANIMALS ENGAGED, AND KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ANNA BEHNING TAKES US THERE. SO CAITLIN, AS THE ...

A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are transforming the study of collective animal behavior, with implications ...

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Tagging wildlife alters animal behavior for days, reports new research. The findings highlight a need for longer tracking periods to better understand animal behavior in the wild. The corresponding ...

A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its own feathers until bare skin shows through. To a casual visitor, these can ...