The idea of owning a farm and providing a loving home to rescued animals is something that has always seemed like a dream to me...like a bucket list item. @Edgar's Mission is a non-profit animal ...

As you read this, the screen is probably flashing over 240 times per second, yet, as a human, you won’t notice this flickering light. However, to a fruit fly hovering above your head, the screen would ...

The fictitious storybook character Dr. Doolittle was known for talking with animals. Caroline DeLong, an assistant professor of psychology at Rochester Institute of Technology, is a real-life ...

Number sense closely linked to survival and intelligence Number sense is a fundamental ability in animals' perception of the world and increases their chances of survival. It is also an important ...

The famous Ebbinghaus illusion, named for its discoverer, the German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909). Despite appearances, the two orange circles are the same size. Have you ever looked at ...

Early in my journey, I was employed for a short time at the Metro Toronto Zoo, where I studied under a veterinarian who taught me to recognize emotions that drive behavior, the importance of ...

Rats laugh, bees roll balls for fun, turtles dance when they anticipate feeding, and dogs wiggle their tails when they’re excited. Research into animal emotions and experience has been on the rise ...

How influential are mass media portrayals of chimpanzees in television, movies, advertisements and greeting cards on public perceptions of this endangered species? That is what researchers based at ...

Dog training is a huge and unregulated industry, and there are many different approaches to teaching dogs to adapt to living in a human-oriented world. 1 I'm a fan of force-free positive methods, and ...