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Social Behavior

Cooperation Primates Communication Sociality Aging Tool Use Chimpanzees Leadership in Animals Cultural Traditions Preening

Study Finds Dogs, Like Toddlers, Freely Help Caregivers, While Cats Rarely Do

Researchers trace the gap to dogs’ cooperative evolution with humans versus cats’ more solitary ancestry.

Punch the Macaque Shows Fresh Signs of Fitting In at Ichikawa Zoo

Bella, 64, Recognized as Oldest Living Female Orangutan

Rare Video Shows Spectral Bats Hug, Cuddle and Share Prey in the Wild

Superb Starlings Form Long-Term Reciprocal Bonds Beyond Kin

San Francisco Zoo Mourns Loss of Beloved Chimpanzee Maggie at 55

Berlin Zoo's Elephant Mary Masters Self-Showering with Hose

Aging Animals Show Decline in Social Connections, Study Reveals

Study Reveals Social Animals Live Longer and Reproduce More

Study Reveals Dolphins 'Smile' During Playful Interactions

New Research Sheds Light on Social Sleep in Animal Groups