Articles about 'animal behaviour'

Its close cousin Baryonyx probably swam too, but Suchomimus might have waded like a heron.

Researchers have captured on film the moment when a Seychelles giant tortoise, Aldabrachelys gigantea, attacked and ate a tern chick. This is the first documentation of deliberate hunting in any wild tortoise species.

Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific things happened – right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found.

Getting close was a challenge. Cracking it was key to an incredible 30-year study of the wild meerkats of the Kalahari. 

How trickster birds are helping a psychologist and magician understand how our minds work.

By watching videos of each other eating, blue tits and great tits can learn to avoid foods that taste disgusting and are potentially toxic, a new study has found.

Cuttlefish can rapidly learn from experience and adapt their eating behaviour accordingly, a new study has shown. 

Algorithms reveal “social tiers” in gorillas seen in only a few other species, such as dolphins and humans. Researchers suggest that some of these social bonds may be analogous to “old friendships” and “tribes” in humans.

Smaller beetles who consistently lose fights over resources can gain a competitive advantage over their larger rivals by teaming up with another species. 

Research from the University of Cambridge has revealed that, among schooling fish, groups can have different collective personalities, with some shoals sticking closer together, being better coordinated, and showing clearer leadership than others.