Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present revolutionary opportunities to
enhance our understanding of animal behaviour and conservation strategies. Using …

Simple Summary Among all taxa, messages transmitted via chemical signals are the oldest
and most universal. For Asian and African elephants, odors convey information between …

Humans are unique in their sophisticated culture and societal structures, their complex
languages, and their extensive tool use. According to the human self-domestication …

Documenting the behavioural repertoire of an animal species is important for understanding
that species' natural history. Many behaviours such as mating, parturition and death may be …

Although some definitions of thanatology—broadly definable as the study of death and dying—
exclude nonhumans as subjects, recognition of the scientific value of studying how other …

Comparative thanatologists study the responses to the dead and the dying in nonhuman
animals. Despite the wide variety of thanatological behaviours that have been documented …

Many nonhuman animals have the emotional capacities to form caring relationships that
matter to them, and for their immediate welfare. Drawing from care ethics, we argue that …

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human-like capacities and traits to non-human
entities. Anthropomorphism is ubiquitous in everyday life and in scientific domains …

A bold, provocative history of our species finds the roots of civilization's success and failure
in our evolutionary biology. We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human …

Captive African elephants used in the tourism industry face numerous welfare issues which
are often stress related and linked to high numbers of tourists or human-elephant …