Mob membership benefits: Meerkats share beneficial gut bacteria

New research has found that social interactions among meerkats may be crucial to their health and survival—thanks to the ...
Science Daily

For many animals sleep is a social activity, but it's usually studied as an individual process

Group sleeping can impact when animals sleep, how long they sleep for, and how deeply they sleep. For example, groups of meerkats time their sleep according to 'sleep traditions'; olive baboons sleep ...
Psychology Today

6 Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy for Teenagers

Animal-assisted therapy (AAT), also known as pet therapy, is a form of therapy that utilizes pets to enhance individuals' physical, social, emotional, and cognitive functioning, as defined by the ...
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New research finds wild animals making major changes to their behavior in national parks: 'It was surprising to see'

The national parks of the United States hold great natural wonders and complex, varied ecosystems. A new study demonstrates that human presence in the parks, including everything from visitors and ...