Another puppy's barking in class terrified Teddy the 5-month-old dog, forcing him to seek safety underneath a chair.

A handful of Wichita-area vets are part of an emerging movement in veterinary medicine called "Fear Free." The techniques aim to change how our pets feel about visiting the doctor.

According to new research, jackdaw (two species of bird in the genus Coloeus) chicks listen to their elders—but there’s also ...

Discover the brain science behind how birds learn to sing, from song nuclei to social cues and critical learning windows.

Tucker and a little golden retriever puppy notice a floating blue balloon. They stare at it, trying to decide if it is fun or suspicious. Their reactions make this simple moment surprisingly ...

Some birds that mimic humans can only say a few words or phrases. For instance, crows in captivity often repeat words like ...

“Parading a deformed dog around at basketball games fuels demand for greedy breeders to keep churning out unhealthy animals," says PETA's Tracy Reiman.

For some children, everyday demands such “brush your teeth” or “time to get off of your computer game”, can trigger intense anxiety and extreme resistance. When this type of response affects everyday ...

It’s a pleasant spring morning, you’re lazing in bed, and then—clackety thunk-thunk clack! A bird is thrashing away at your window and raising quite a racket. It’s annoying and it’s interrupting your ...

Great tit chicks, for example, stop begging in response to a parent’s alarm call. And a study of blackcaps found that under very high predation pressure chicks completely refrain from chirping until ...

Big Daddy was in Tokyo to cut a new strategic Canada-Japan deal yesterday. Before that he was taking selfies on the tarmac in Australia. Another deal there. And he went to India, too, rekindling ...