A perspective in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface argues that advances in AI, sensing technologies and modeling are transforming the study of collective animal behavior, with implications ...

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Animal behaviour encompasses a vast spectrum of actions and reactions by organisms as they interact with their environment and each other. Drawing on insights from classical ethology, behavioural ...

A cow at the Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center in Browns Valley being tracked as part of research on cattle grazing personalities. (Maggie Creamer/UC Davis) Not all cattle are the same ...

Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations. The findings by ...

Dear Daktari, I am Jackson Musyoka from Machakos. After retiring from my military service, I have embarked on serious dairy farming. I spend the whole day with my cows, enjoying their graceful grazing ...

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In the natural world -- where predators pounce, prey flee, and group members feed and sleep in solidarity -- animal behavior is glorious in its variety. Now, new research suggests there may be an ...

Animal groups show how simple actions create shared intelligence, shaping technology, health research, and crowd safety.

Nomad cows spreading out from the herd to graze at the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. (Kristina Horback / UC Davis) Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to ...