Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

When we think about culture, we typically think about humans — the traditions and customs people have in different parts of the world. We may think about language, or cuisine, or clothing. We may also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ritual dance honoring Yoruban ancestors is one of the countless examples of human culture. Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Cooperative hunting, resource sharing, and using the same signals to communicate the same information -- these are all examples of cultural sharing that have been observed between distinct animal ...

Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy's new book offers a history of the moral revolution on behalf of animals and ask us to honor the ...

A recently proposed aquaculture octopus farm in the Canary Islands would raise 3,000 tonnes of octopus a year, which means almost 275,000 individual octopuses will be killed annually. My research ...

The Howland Cultural Center rings in the new year with “Celebrating Animals." The exhibit, in the Center's lower level gallery, is a culmination of 30 artists who explore the existence of animals not ...

When Walton Ford saw the 1933 film “King Kong,” he was entranced by the portrayal of this animal caught in the world of humans and how the movie showed the “cultural fear of all things wild.” Later, ...