Bioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas ...

1. Why biocommunication of animals? / Guenther Witzany -- 2. Signs of communication in chimpanzees / Mary Lee A. Jensvold, Lisa Wilding, Savannah H. Schulze -- 3. African and Asian elephant vocal ...

It’s a question that has fascinated researchers and thinkers of various traditions. Animals and humans have always interpenetrated and shaped each other’s worlds, but the project of understanding how ...

For social animals, communication is a key that unlocks the benefits of group living. It's well known that animals with more complex social lives tend to have more intricate ways of communicating, ...

The ability to communicate effectively with other individuals plays a critical role in the lives of all animals. Whether we are examining how moths attract a mate, ground squirrels convey information ...

Social animals—from insects and birds to primates—acquire and transmit behavioural traditions through interactions within their groups. Cultural learning encompasses a range of processes by which ...

As scientists use machine learning to decode the sounds of whales, dogs, and dolphins, opinions vary on how best to deploy the technology. Reading time 7 minutes Chirps, trills, growls, howls, squawks ...

UC San Diego’s Federico Rossano breaks down the science behind dogs’ “word buttons,” the global fascination it sparked, and what it means for studying minds — animal and artificial University of ...

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In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the experts their thoughts on how conceivable the plot is. Some scientists believe ...

‘Only connect,” wrote E.M. Forster. Lots of animals already do, writes Lee Alan Dugatkin, a professor of biology at the University of Louisville. Mr. Dugatkin’s “The Well-Connected Animal” combines ...

Scientific research involving animals is carried out in laboratories and clinics, zoos and aquaria, and wild and semiwild environments to achieve a wide range of goals, such as advancing conservation ...