Raccoons keep solving puzzles even after finding food. Curiosity drives learning and may explain why raccoons adapt so well ...

Orcas have spent the past few years rewriting their public image from charismatic performers to unpredictable disruptors, slamming into yachts, wearing dead salmon like hats and even appearing to hand ...

The Academy Awards have categories for everything from acting and cinematography to costume design and visual effects. But what the Oscars clearly lack is a category for cute animals doing the most ...

The ability to learn by watching others interact had previously only been documented in humans, making macaws just the second species to demonstrate this ability (humans being the first). A captive ...

In June 2020, an Austrian kitty named Alexis performed 26 tricks in one minute, claiming the world record for the most tricks executed in that time by a cat. While it might seem impossible to teach ...