Pollutants affected fish over multiple generations, according to researchers. Pollution from the production of antidepressant medication is altering fish behavior and reproductive traits, highlighting ...

The Chinese zodiac is a 12-year cycle where each year is associated with an animal: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. People born within a specific year ...

One of the hottest topics in the field of animal behavior is the study of personality in nonhuman species. This work goes under many names besides personality: animalities, coping styles, and ...

Birds of a feather flock together but strong pairing in geese has been shown to produce better breeding results, according to a new study. Focusing on a group of captive greylag geese, bird behaviour ...

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...

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 ...

Scientists suggest social spiders are more about going with the flow than sticking to a role, after new research challenges the idea of fixed personalities. New research led by the University of ...

A study of more than 100 greylag geese found individuals were consistently different in personality traits, ranging from boldness, aggressiveness, sociability to other behavioural traits. Birds of a ...