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Category: Animal Behavior

Dogs more expressive when you are watching

Talk about knowing how to get your needs met…a new study has discovered that dogs produce more facial expressions when … More

Animal Communication, Dogs more expressive when you are looking, human animal relations

Dolphin, Whale Cultures and Societies are Human-like

A new scientific study has demonstrated what many have suspected for decades: dolphins and whales have complex cultural and societal … More

How to Reduce Cat Behavioral Problems: New study

Many U.S. veterinarians and animals welfare workers have been telling clients this for years, and now there is scientific evidence … More

Bad Cat Behaviors Triggered by Early Weaning, Delayed weaning reduces behavioral problems in cats, New research recommends weaning cats at 14 weeks to reduce cat behavioral problems

Yes Virginia, Turtle Play IS Real

If you’ve been fortunate enough to witness it firsthand, as one of firepaw’s own researchers recently was, the games turtles … More

animal behavior research on turtle play, turtle play, turtles play like humans dogs and cats

Seeking Shelter from the Storm

Flamingos shelter in Key West laundry room as Parrots seek refuge at Miami hotel window — boldcorsicanflame’s Blog A family … More

parrots and flamingoes seek shelter from hurricane irma

Otter see, otter do: Social learning for survival

Otters of the smooth-coated variety have a complex social structure and rely upon one another to find food and for … More

animal cognition research on otters, otters learn by copying others in their social circle

Bee Talk, Health Monitored by Technology-based Science

The declining honey bee population may soon be getting some help.  A researcher has developed an ingenious way to uncover … More

Chimps and Humans Console Victims Similarly: New Study

An interesting observational study examining the consoling tendencies of humans and nonhuman primates.  Focusing on “social closeness”, the findings (and … More

animal behavior research, Chimps Console Victims Like Humans Do, Human and nonhuman primates console victims similarly, human-animal communications, humans and chimps share similar empathy responses to victims

Declawing Cats Linked with Aggression, Eschewing the Litter box: New Study

Well, if you needed them, here are two more very good reasons not to declaw cats.  And this time it … More

cat declaing leads to refusal to use litter box say researchers, cat declawing linked with agression and refusing to use litter box, new scientific study on cat declawing outcomes, new scientific study shows cat declawing leads to aggressive behavior

Does Yawning Bond Dogs with their Owners?

Researchers still know little about yawning and several theories exist to explain why yawning occurs.  One such theory is the … More

dogs engage in social bonding with humans through yawning, yawning promotes social bonding between dogs and humans, yawning research with dogs

Animal Secrets in a Bucket

GoPro in a Bucket Gives Charming Glimpse Into Drinking Animals   The setup was simple: A waterproof GoPro submerged in … More

animal secrets in a bucket, GoPro camera captures animals drinking, the bucket captures secret lives of animals drinking

Parrots have their own comedy club, say researchers

A team of European scientists has found that a playful mood can spread between the mountain parrots much as it … More

parrots make each other laugh, research on parrot play behavior

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