Learn how people across cultures accept animal empathy while viewing human thinking as fundamentally different.

The debate about whether (and, if so, how) animals think is an ancient one. Aristotle considered it important enough to write on the question extensively, and it’s a safe bet people were debating it ...

Overall, people are better at detecting the intensity of the emotion in zoo animals rather than whether it’s a good or bad one. Humans were better at recognizing negative zoo animal emotions than ...

When we picture the animal kingdom, we often imagine a hive mind at work—flocks of birds twisting in sync, schools of fish darting together like living liquid, herds running as one. These scenes are ...

MOODUS, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s a special time in the school day for some Nathan Hale-Ray High School students in Moodus who get to learn how animals think and behave thanks to a behavior and training ...

How pets interact with humans will be explored at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lifetree Café. The program, titled “What’s Your Pet Trying to Tell You?”, explores how animals think and interact with humans. In ...

Have you ever been to a zoo and thought that the animals looked sad? Or perhaps you’ve visited a wildlife park and felt that the animals were chilled and content? Humans are pretty good at judging how ...

Human beings are often said to be the only animals who truly have a “mind” in the way that term is commonly used. But that view has been challenged over the past several decades. That challenge arises ...