Like the males of many animal species, male Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies, a commonly studied lab animal, are aggressive toward one another and even fight when competing for resources such as ...

Spotted hyena clans flip the script on mammalian power: here, dominance is inherited, alliances matter most and females rule every level of society.

Drones flying above the waters of Shetland have captured rare footage of harbor porpoises gathering in unusually large groups and engaging in mating behavior. The footage, gathered between 2019 and ...

Punch, a six-month-old baby macaque monkey from Japan, is capturing the hearts of users on the internet with his unlikely friendship with a popular stuffed animal. Punch was rejected by his mother ...

Huge lines are forming outside a small zoo in Japan, all for one tiny monkey and the stuffed animal he refuses to let go of. Visitors have been crowding Ichikawa City Zoo after photos of a baby ...

If you've noticed an uptick in coyote chatter recently in neighborhood groups, you're not alone. February is mating season for the four-legged canines, which can lead to sightings in even the most ...

Two lion brothers rubbing heads in sign of affection and bonding© RichartPhotos/Shutterstock.com Scientists have recorded same-sex behavior across many animal groups ...

Skunk mating season brings increased movement, aggression, and spraying as males roam miles in search of females. Skunk spray is a powerful chemical defense based on sulfur compounds that cling to fur ...

If you’ve been thinking your evening walks suddenly smell a little skunkier than usual, that’s because they probably do. But don’t worry—the increase in skunk activity is only seasonal, not an ongoing ...

Male Sierran chorus frogs change their breeding calls depending on the temperature, a UC Davis study found. (BenderPhoto, Getty Images) When the time is right, a good love song can make all the ...

Fort Wayne Zoo has welcomed a baby Sumatran orangutan, it announced Wednesday. Raya was born Jan. 11 to mother Tara, 30, and father Tengku, 39, a news release said. “Her name derives from the ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Love is in the air at the Cardinal Land Conservancy. Our bald eagle friends Bonnie and Clyde are already showing breeding behaviors. Executive director Andy Dickerson talks about ...