A tiger walks the same worn groove along the edge of its exhibit, like a broken record. A parrot methodically plucks out its ...

The smartest cow ever lives in Austria and uses tools to solve problems, challenging what we know about cattle intelligence.

Octopuses are widely known for their intelligence, including problem-solving, tool use, and complex hunting behavior. For years, that intelligence was thought to operate almost entirely in isolation, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new study published in Proceedings of the ...

A researcher at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has found that more than 99% of dogs in the United States show behaviors that are potentially problematic, ...