A Monash University researcher at the forefront of animal cognition and behavioral studies is shining a light on how the field plays a critical role in driving forward societal innovation. From ...

Gifted word learner dogs seem capable of eavesdropping about as well as 18-month-old toddlers, the study researchers say. A new study suggests that individuals in naked mole-rat colonies are assigned ...

In 2021, Bunny, a TikTok-famous Sheepadoodle, stared at herself in a mirror and asked “who is this?” by tapping her paws on her augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device’s buttons. The ...

This post is in response to The Eclectic Father of Cognitive Ethology By Marc Bekoff Ph.D. Source: Jeffrey Eisen/Pexels. A growing number of people, including academics and non-academic folks, are ...

Why do two individuals faced with the same information sometimes make completely different decisions? It is a question made famous by Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, whose book "Thinking, Fast and ...

A few months ago I was searching for information on the general topic of animal minds and came across a book by Indiana University Professor Steven Wagschal titled Minding Animals in the Old and New ...

Cognitive studies on non-human animals have historically focused on species of rodents, marine mammals, primates, and even dogs. Today, more and more research has emerged exploring the intelligence of ...

Scientists should use magic tricks to better understand animal intelligence and perception, argue a team of researchers in a new paper. The idea makes sense, particularly when humans and animals can ...

How do animals perceive their environment, how do they learn, remember, solve problems, and make decisions? And how do different species interact with humans and one another? Research on animal ...