"It's amazing to see." Whale watchers capture wild dolphin's 'rare behavior' off California coast: 'One of the coolest things ...

Picture a dolphin diving toward the seafloor with something odd on its nose. It is not a shell or a fish. It is a sea sponge.

Dolphins also have a habit of flinging octopuses. This has a practical benefit of killing the octopus before the dolphin tries to eat it, thus avoiding the danger of being choked by hundreds of ...

Source: Shark Bay Research Program, used with permission. Species across the animal kingdom play, suggesting the behavior has benefits. Scientists have long hypothesized a link between juvenile social ...

The preference tests have made a great contribution to promoting animal welfare. However, they are not always easily applicable and have some criticalities. Recently the anticipatory behavior has been ...

Anticipatory behavior describes the actions taken to prepare for an upcoming event. It is considered a promising tool for welfare assessment, but it is not fully applied in zoos and other facilities.