Nonhuman animal (animal) play is a topic that has received a good detailed attention in recent years (see and and, for example) because coming to an understanding of this behavior is central to ...

Some animals use a fascinating survival trick called thanatosis, or playing dead, to escape predators. This behaviour ...

Ever imagined a wild animal trying to play tag with a human with no dangerous intent? Turns out, it’s not as rare as you’d think. You’d probably think of Fido or Fluffy when you picture an animal that ...

The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). This year's older cub came to drink at the human dwelling.© Karel Bock/Shutterstock.com Animals playing dead is a real, scientifically described behavior ...

I've studied various aspects of play behavior in a wide variety of nonhuman animals (animals) for decades, focusing mostly on members of the "dog family" (canids), while some of my students have ...

Discover how early social imprinting and low-stress environments allow unlikely animals like cats, rabbits, and ducks to bond ...

Six people have died in separate traffic crashes across Middle Tennessee over an eight-day span, even as new state data has shown fatal crashes are down compared to recent years.