Self-anointing in animals, sometimes called anointing or anting, is a behaviour whereby a non-human animal smears odoriferous substances over themselves...

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When such animals view their reflection (mirror test), they recognise themselves and exhibit self-consciousness. Notably, humans evolved in a quite different...

against animals of other species) using agonistic behaviors or (less commonly) real physical aggression. Animals that actively defend territories in this...

incense burner, or a manger. The animal is always in profile on Indus seals, but the theory that it represents animals with two horns, one hiding the other...

Zoopharmacognosy is a behaviour in which non-human animals self-medicate by selecting and ingesting or topically applying plants, soils and insects with...

faculty member of the Animal Behavior Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis. His research focused on ground squirrels, in particular, their...

rock ptarmigan is used in Urumiit, which is a delicacy in some Inuit cuisine. Several beverages are made using the feces of animals, including but not limited...

mouth and the palate, animals can gather chemical "messages". These scents tell an animal about other members of their species in some of the following...