On a typical day at Beebout Veterinary Medical Center, Charlotte Hargreaves might be drawing up vaccines, assisting with surgery or calming an anxious animal before an exam.

For generations, dog owners have joked that their pets listen in on conversations and seem to understand what people are saying in surprising ways. Now, new scientific studies show this idea is more ...

Wild Orcas Offer Food to Humans, Leaving Scientists Searching for Answers ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

A groundbreaking computational tool, Chatter, is revolutionizing the study of animal communication. By analyzing ...

It’s not science fiction: scientists are using machine learning algorithms to decipher how animals communicate and what ...

Researchers develop TweetyBERT, an AI model that automatically decodes canary songs to help neuroscientists understand the neural basis of speech.

A new self-supervised machine learning model, TweetyBERT, automatically segments and classifies canary vocalizations with expert-level accuracy, offering a scalable platform for neuroscience, ...

In the last column, I talked about respecting an animal’s boundaries when it comes to touch and learning to spot the differences between tolerance and enjoyment. We looked at ways animals almost ...

For decades, scientists and researchers have been fascinated by the prospect of establishing meaningful communication with non-human animals. From teaching great apes to use sign language to training ...

Is Your Pet Trying to Tell You Something? Your dog stares at you with those knowing eyes. Your cat refuses to eat their usual food. Your horse nickers softly when you approach their stall. We all ...