Researchers questioned if coordinated group movements by animals ... We know this collective behavior is fundamental to the animal's ability to move in complex environments, but less is known ...

That means, some researchers argue, that much published research on animal ... behavior researchers consider several factors about their study animals: social background, trappability and self ...

One of the most surprising patterns discovered was that the longer an animal engaged in a behavior, the less likely it was to stop. In the natural world—where predators pounce, prey flee, and group ...

Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Several years ... that much published research on animal behavior may be biased. Studies claiming to show something about a species ...

“It may be that Rakus learned this behavior from other animals in his birth area,” says lead author and animal behaviorist ... more violent as a group than bonobos, with bands of males ...

We know this collective behavior is fundamental ... it directly across all animal groups, mainly because it's difficult to have a system that can measure not just a group, but individuals in ...