Wendy Albright (@ theparrotlady) explains that her beautiful bird is a strong flyer, but when it’s time for a bath, she doesn’t just swoop to the sink on her own. Nope. She prefers to be carried like ...

The team used the songbird Parus major, commonly known as the great tit, as their model species. They observed that siblings and other adults can be crucial sources for learning when mom and dad don’t ...

Training animals in captivity is extraordinarily challenging due to a host of factors such as an animal's natural temperament and prior negative experiences with humans. But it is often essential in ...

Siblings are special. Whether a sibling serves as protector or tormentor, friend or foe, the relationship between siblings is like no other. They witness each other's childhoods—sharing parents, ...

It was 10 a.m. on a weekday when the smell of manure and hay was particularly strong, recalled Jacquelyn ‘Jacque’ Szillinsky, a 14-year-old sophomore at Westlake High School. She sat feeling defeated ...