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News Articles: animal behavior

Mountain goats roamed the streets of LLandudno, Wales in March of 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown kept people and tourists away.

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Humans traveled less during COVID restrictions. Animals traveled more

Animals being tracked by scientists tended to travel longer distances in the early months of the pandemic, when people stayed home. The wildlife also ventured closer to roads.

June 08, 2023
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A female cockroach considers accepting a sugary offering from a male cockroach.

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  • Science

These cockroaches tweaked their mating rituals after adapting to pest control

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This roach is very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals.

March 31, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
A new study finds that bumblebees can learn how to solve puzzles from each other.

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  • Science

Can insects have culture? Puzzle-solving bumblebees show it's possible

A new study in PLOS Biology finds that bumblebees can learn to solve puzzles from each other — suggesting that even invertebrate animals may have a capacity for culture.

March 07, 2023
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  • Ari Daniel
A new study finds that orca mothers still feed their adult sons. It's a bond that may come with costs, researchers say.

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  • Science

Killer whale moms are still supporting their adult sons — and it's costing them

Orca moms spent precious resources feeding their fully grown adult male offspring. A new study finds that this may limit how many more young they produce.

February 09, 2023
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  • Ari Daniel
Prairie voles mate for life and are frequently used to study human behavior.

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  • Science

Can you bond without the 'love hormone'? These cuddly rodents show it's possible

The hormone oxytocin plays a key role in long-term relationships. But a study of prairie voles finds that the animals mate for life even without help from the "love hormone."

January 27, 2023
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  • Jon Hamilton
Sure a goldfish can mingle in a tank, but some have taken their movement to the next level by operating robotic vehicles on land as part of an animal behavior experiment.

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  • Animals

Israeli scientists have trained goldfish to drive, in a scene out of a Dr. Seuss book

An experiment involving a robotic tank on wheels and six trained goldfish may offer insights into animals' ability to navigate unfamiliar environments.

January 11, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Macaques check out a camera in Galtaji Temple in Jaipur, India. Monkeys have been known to sneak into swimming pools, courts and even the halls of India's Parliament. One attorney told author Mary Roach about a macaque that infiltrated a medical institute and began pulling out patient IVs.

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  • Science

Monkey Thieves, Drunk Elephants — Mary Roach Reveals A Weird World Of Animal 'Crime'

Roach researched animal misbehaviors for her new book, Fuzz. Though animals are all but charged with crimes when they run afoul of human values, she learns, they often have the last laugh.

September 14, 2021
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  • Dave Davies
A new study examines whether or not dogs are able to understand the difference between a human's mistake versus active intent to withhold a treat.

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  • Science

Your Dog May Know If You've Done Something On Purpose, Or Just Screwed Up

An experiment involving dog treats suggests our canine pals may understand the difference when a human withholds a treat by accident and when they do so on purpose. But don't press your luck.

September 01, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A herd of goats in Russia ponders ... well, we can't really know what they're pondering, but it's a safe bet they're interested in finding something to eat.

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  • Animals

How Goats (And Perhaps People) Make Up Their Minds

How does a herd decide which direction to head in? Researchers put GPS collars on a gathering of goats to find out. Here's what they learned — and how it might apply to humans.

February 27, 2021
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  • Marc Silver
<strong>A new leash on life:</strong> The ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Weaverville, N.C., helps traumatized dogs learn to trust humans again.

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  • Animals

1 Of A Kind Shelter Helps Traumatized Dogs Learn To Trust Humans Again

The ASPCA's Behavioral Rehabilitation Center works with severely fearful dogs rescued from puppy mills and hoarders. The shelter has an 87% success rate in rehabilitating undersocialized dogs.

December 25, 2020
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Taco has kept Devin Green busy and her anxiety at bay. "I'm consumed with him more than the worries in my mind."

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  • Health

Pandemic Pet Therapy: What's So Special About A Critter Friend?

"Relationships with animals are simple," notes one researcher. In a year when life feels fraught, pets have been healers, helping human companions get exercise, quell anxiety and make new friends.

November 23, 2020
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  • Patti Neighmond
Faced with a rat trapped in a restrainer, a free rat opens the trap's door to liberate the trapped animal (while stepping on its head — "very rat-ish behavior," says University of Chicago neurobiologist Peggy Mason).

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  • Health

To Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From Bystanders

Experiments in people have long shown that the presence of indifferent bystanders hurts the chances that someone will help a stranger in an emergency. Rats, it turns out, behave the same way.

July 08, 2020
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Caesar and his fellow apes prepare to cross a moral Rubicon in War for the Planet of the Apes.

UGA Professor Helping Make Hollywood's Apes Sound More Authentic

For years, we’ve seen gorillas come to life on the screen, in everything from “Planet of the Apes,” to “Congo,” and “The Jungle Book.” However, these...

August 08, 2017
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  • Tony Harris and
  • Sean Powers

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