The animal that solves puzzles for fun – even with no treat at the end

Raccoons solve puzzles just for fun – even when there’s no treat reward at the end - Findings help explain why raccoons are ...
Phys.org

Do goats lend a helping hoof? Study provides evidence of prosocial behavior in farm animals

Can goats help each other? A new study by the Research Institute of Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna suggests ...
insider.si.edu

Foundations of animal behavior : classic papers with commentaries / editors, Lynne D. Houck and Lee C. Drickamer

Instinct / Charles Darwin -- Introduction / George C. Romanes -- Introduction / E. L. Thorndike -- What is behaviorism? / J. B. Watson -- Critique of Konrad Lorenz's theory of instinctive behavior / ...
Psychology Today

Animal Behavior and the Meaning of Life

This blog post addresses behavior across all animal species. It considers what we can learn about behavior when we do not limit our study to just humans. Studying nonhuman animal behaviors is ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Sherwin, C. M. 2007. The motivation of group-housed laboratory mice to leave an enriched laboratory cage. Animal Behaviour 73(1), 29-35.

Providing environmental enrichment should improve their welfare, and a consequence of this might be a reduction in the animal's motivation to leave an enriched cage. I examined this possibility by ...