Animal Behaviors

What is animal behavior? Uncover the ways animals communicate, hunt, and survive in the wild. Learn how animal behavior influences the way species interact with their environment. 

The extraordinary comeback of Zimbabwe's endangered black rhinos

Animals
The extraordinary comeback of Zimbabwe's endangered black rhinos
The extraordinary comeback of Zimbabwe's endangered black rhinos

French wildfires are devastating for animals

Animals
French wildfires are devastating for animals
French wildfires are devastating for animals

What yellowjacket stings reveal about how scientists measure pain

Animals
What yellowjacket stings reveal about how scientists measure pain
What yellowjacket stings reveal about how scientists measure pain

One photographer’s quest to reveal every animal on Earth

  • Photography
  • Photo Ark
One photographer’s quest to reveal every animal on Earth
One photographer’s quest to reveal every animal on Earth

How echolocation lets animals navigate by sound

Animals
How echolocation lets animals navigate by sound
How echolocation lets animals navigate by sound

Saving the tiniest turtle in the United States

Animals
Saving the tiniest turtle in the United States
Saving the tiniest turtle in the United States

How human behavior impacts these sex-changing fish

Animals
How human behavior impacts these sex-changing fish
How human behavior impacts these sex-changing fish

Video shows orca smashing a sunfish into pieces

Animals
Video shows orca smashing a sunfish into pieces
Video shows orca smashing a sunfish into pieces

The island where rare primates are vanishing

  • Animals
  • From The Vault
The island where rare primates are vanishing
The island where rare primates are vanishing

Scientists finally have an explanation for this weird whale behavior

Animals
Scientists finally have an explanation for this weird whale behavior
Scientists finally have an explanation for this weird whale behavior

What proposed changes to Endangered Species Act mean for wildlife

Animals
What proposed changes to Endangered Species Act mean for wildlife
What proposed changes to Endangered Species Act mean for wildlife

Watch video of a mother orca hunting in front of her baby

Animals
Watch video of a mother orca hunting in front of her baby
Watch video of a mother orca hunting in front of her baby

Cold-stunned sea turtle makes a surprising recovery

Animals
Cold-stunned sea turtle makes a surprising recovery
Cold-stunned sea turtle makes a surprising recovery

How to stay safe around wild animals

Animals
How to stay safe around wild animals
How to stay safe around wild animals

Giraffes may be surprisingly good at simple math

Animals
Giraffes may be surprisingly good at simple math
Giraffes may be surprisingly good at simple math
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