Most predators hunt alone, using a fierce combination of stealth, speed, and strength to capture prey. However, some animals ...

Given my keen interest in the social behavior of nonhuman animals (animals), especially the importance of cooperation and empathy in how they build societies rather than competitive and divisive ...

Last Friday, as I was competing a draft of this essay, I was asked to comment on the notion of trust among nonhuman animals (animals). This request couldn't have come at a better time because I was ...

Cooperation is a pillar of human society, promoting an exchange of skills and knowledge between different individuals and social groups. Humans typically do not only cooperate with their own family, ...

Biologist Ashley Ward has spent his career fascinated by how animals socialize. Now, in a new book, he’s sharing what he learned about mingling in the animal kingdom with the rest of the world. This ...

In animal societies, cooperation is one factor that makes all the difference between survival and non-survival. Animals share meals, raise alarms at threats, and take turns caring for young, and for a ...

The Social Instinct: How Cooperation Shaped the World by Nichola Raihani St. Martin’s Press, 2021 ($29.99) Society is built on a foundation of cooperation, with lessons on its importance starting as ...

Honey gatherers working with birds to find wild bees’ nests; fishers working with dolphins to trap fish — these are examples of what’s known as mutualism, a practice that’s fast dying out, a new study ...

At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there’s a child’s drawing that curators have titled “The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers.” The drawing ...