A bill before the legislature would ensure a peaceful, pain-free life for primates no longer needed for medical testing, ...

University of Wisconsin researchers and collaborators recently published a feasibility study that focuses on limiting fetal growth restriction in nonhuman primates through nanoparticle injections of ...

For the nonhuman animal cause, the 19th century’s end would bring to a close a defining period—a transformative 30-year era ...

Many animals show signs of high intelligence, including strong memory, self-awareness and communication skills.

Whale song more similar to human language than previously thought – study - Research has revealed a previously undetected ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

Parrots are already known for their mimicry of transitive actions, such as grabbing an object. Because they are highly social ...

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little ...

Ethical debates about the morality of driving tend to stop at the possible harm to humans. This is surprising, considering ...

A court has rejected the notion that elephants are people, upholding a zoo's right to keep the animals after a yearslong legal scrap.

Colorado’s habeas statute, the ruling stated, “only applies to persons, and not to nonhuman animals, no matter how cognitively, psychologically or socially sophisticated they may be.” ...