Photographer captures an orangutan trying to help a human.
Category: Animal Communication
The Secret to Getting your Cat to be More Affectionate: Study
New research from Nottingham Trent University has found the key to getting your cat’s affection.
Kitty Pain App
An animal health technology company has developed an app that uses the phone’s camera to tell whether a feline is feeling pain.
Clever Cockatoos use Social Learning to Open Garbage Cans
Scientists have now demonstrated that cockatoos learn from each other.
The cat’s meow
Listen up, cat lovers! Research analyzing 440 recordings of “meows emitted by cats in different contexts”. Weird, right? Meow!
Dogs and Jealousy
New research confirms dogs can–and do–express jealousy when their human family member interacts with rival dogs.
Clever Sperm Whales Outwit Human Predators
A recent study of 19th-century whalers’ logbooks shows that sperm whales rapidly learned new ways to avoid their predators’ harpoons.
Kangaroos Effectively Communicate with Humans, say Researchers
The results of a new study found that animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos, can intentionally communicate with humans, challenging the notion that this behavior is usually restricted to domesticated animals like dogs, horses or goats.
Rats More Helpful after Smelling Other Helpful Rats
The results of a new study have shown that a rat just has to smell another rat that is engaged in helpful behavior to increase their own helpfulness.
Bat Songs, Bat Chatting and other Bat Culture-y Stuff
Researchers are in the midst of a new project called, “CULTSONG”, which studies animal culture and examines bat song dialects used for specific purposes such as territorial signalling and courtship.
Rats Emotional Responses Revealed in Vocalizations
New research revealed that the vocalizations made by rats in response to tickling are an accurate reflection of their emotional experience and something which is easy to measure.
Bats Rant and Argue–A Lot
Researchers conducting a scientific study on animal communication discover that bats argue and rant–a lot.