Heather Neave researches animal welfare, a field focused on understanding what practices can improve the lives of animals on ...

Have you ever been to a zoo and thought that the animals looked sad? Or perhaps you’ve visited a wildlife park and felt that the animals were chilled and content? Humans are pretty good at judging how ...

Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what animals feel? A ...

"Our emotional bonds with other species and their members [are] fundamental to conservation..." —Michelle Nijhuis, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction (p. 269) 1 I recently ...

Overall, people are better at detecting the intensity of the emotion in zoo animals rather than whether it’s a good or bad one. Humans were better at recognizing negative zoo animal emotions than ...