Philosopher Susana Monsó's book Playing Possum, newly translated into English next month, makes the strong case that many animals big and small understand the concept of death. Reading time 8 minutes ...

The motivation behind everything that animals do is to stay alive, at least until they have produced offspring. Any species that cannot do this is not going to last for long. But are there occasions ...

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 ...

The crocodile’s death roll may seem savage, but scientists say it’s actually an elegant evolutionary solution to a major ...

Many animals survive predation by running, fighting, or hiding. However, some take a much stranger approach: they play dead. This odd behavior is known as thanatosis or tonic immobility. The strategy ...

It was a story that pulled at the heartstrings. In 2018, an orca called Tahlequah was seen dragging the corpse of her newborn baby calf for 17 days, over 1,000 miles along the coast of North America.

"You don't really have any strong evidence that you yourself are going to die. You don't really have any proof of that. You just believe it because you've been told we're all going to die." Sorry ...