How exactly does a newly-hatched spider weave a perfect web that is characteristic of his or her species—without ever even having seen such a web, let alone having been trained to spin one? How do ...

A stroll through the world of animals and men : a picture book of invisible worlds / Jakob von Uexküll -- Companionship in bird life : fellow members of the species as releasers of social behavior / ...

The shelter engines are at full throttle on 125 Humane Society Road. A cruelty investigation from last week saw 20 Golden Retriever mixes set up camp in our kennels. Their ages range from two months ...

This is a passionate (and at times polemical) survey of what contemporary neuroscience has to say about the nature of instinct. Actually, as it turns out, it might be more accurate to say the "nurture ...

While anger and aggression are instinctive behaviors found across many species, leaving these emotions unchecked can lead to conflict and violence. In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that ...

Dogs communicate primarily through their behavior, and what might seem annoying at first glance often has a deeper meaning. Experts in canine behavior explain that these actions are rooted in instinct ...

Call it instinct, but something compels some animals to behave in certain ways, perhaps programs in their genes. Researchers have directly connected activities of genes with instinctive behavior in ...

Cats express affection in ways that differ completely from what humans expect. Instead of dramatic displays of love, they rely on instinctive behaviors shaped by survival, early development, and their ...