How do animal behavior researchers feel about the feelings of animals? A new survey helps to answer that question.

"When researching animal intelligence, we still think too much from the human point of view," argues philosopher Bas van ...

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Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...

A new survey is offering a rare snapshot into current scientific thinking on animal emotions and consciousness.

With its remarkable size and age, Pando dwarfs its fellow inhabitants, holding the potential to be not only the oldest living ...