Animal intelligence is not just about problem-solving—it directly shapes how species hunt, fight, and survive under constant ...

Drumming and singing at the same time is impressive, whether you’re Karen Carpenter, Ringo Starr or a chimpanzee. Japanese ...

A series of stunning findings about great apes’ mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relatives ...

A cow in Austria has been filmed using a broom as a tool, marking the first documented case of tool use in cattle.

A friend, whom I hadn’t seen for a couple of years, seemed surprised when I greeted him with an outstretched hand last week.

Without a curvy upper beak to get in the way, Bruce the kea uses his lower beak to stab or joust at other birds in his social ...

For a long time, scientists judged animal intelligence by how closely it resembled human behavior. That left a lot unnoticed.

Scientists speculate that human eyes stand out more than chimpanzee eyes because there’s an advantage for humans in being ...

This week, we honor a surrealist and zoologist, a monochrome abstractionist, and a pillar of Oakland’s Chinatown.

Bruce the kea—a species of alpine parrot native to New Zealand—lost his upper beak in an accident as a young bird. But that ...

Conflict between people and apes is very rare here but in other Ugandan forests, the sight of chimps crossing the road would ...