Moose: North America's Misunderstood Giant More people in Alaska are injured by moose than by bears each year, yet these ...

You’ve probably heard the term “cute aggression” thrown around over the years. It describes the odd but seemingly common compulsion to smoosh, bite, or pinch—but not hurt—adorable things like babies ...

It’s a battle of cousins, but the grizzly would come out on the losing side. Each of these animals has unique traits that make them capable of defeating a grizzly bear in a one-on-one fight. From the ...

Researchers in the North Carolina Sate University genetics department have identified a suite of genes that affect aggression in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, pointing to new mechanisms that ...

Reaching out to pinch a infant on the cheeks may seem an incongruously aggressive response to the sight of such a vulnerable individual, but a new study claims it is actually normal. Researchers in ...

Dogs might be humanity’s best friend, but that friendship isn’t without a few bumps. Wagging tails and slobbery kisses can become barking, growling, and biting. Some dogs make this transition more ...

However, trial work with two animals in a neutral pen has revealed different patterns of aggression, and that male pigs are several times more aggressive. While males take longer to engage in an ...

Male mice in David Anderson’s Caltech laboratory are typical rodents. Mellow most of the time, they’ll defend their cages if provoked — chasing male intruders away. The mice will lunge and nip until ...

It turns out there’s a reason you can’t control yourself around a cute little animal. It’s called “cute aggression” — and researchers behind a new study in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience say they ...

An acute observer of animal behavior, Martin H. Moynihan uses a wide array of comparative studies to detail the diversity, mechanics, and evolutionary origins of the means by which animals keep their ...