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Dogs seem to understand the basic way objects should behave, and stare for longer if animated balls violate expectations by rolling away for no obvious reason

Owners’ insights on the behaviour of their pet rats could help researchers improve the welfare of rats in the laboratory

As people around the world travel more and receive more formal education, languages are predicted to vanish at an alarming rate

Two-millimetre-long gloomy octopus hatchlings move towards a source of light, possibly because it makes it easier to hunt prey

A survey of dog owners has concluded that the average pet can respond to 89 words or phrases, with some dogs responding to 215

Is your horse happy? How can you tell? Professor Natalie Waran will look at this question in a free webinar.

Domesticated turkeys in Nigeria come in a variety of colours, and those with lavender-coloured feathers are more fearful than black-feathered birds

A species of dolphin that hunts prey living 600 metres below the surface spins its body as it dives so it can drill down through the water rapidly

The Haast’s eagle had a beak and talons suited for capturing live prey, but its skull was adapted for ripping out organs

Vampire bats form tight social groups and even share regurgitated food – and doing so means the bats end up with a similar gut microbiome