ANIMA

Artificial Intelligence

We Should Stop Comparing Animal and Artificial Intelligence

Beki Hooper Ph.D. on January 21, 2024

We keep using animal intelligence to illustrate the capabilities of artificial intelligence. For the sake of animal welfare, we need to stop.

Animal Behavior

Orca-strated Chaos: Understanding a Summer of Orca Drama

Beki Hooper Ph.D. on October 31, 2023

This summer has been full of orca news stories, from boat-bashing, to interspecies adoption (or kidnapping), to harassing other animals for no obvious reason.

Animal Behavior

Dolphins Use Baby Talk With Their Calves

Beki Hooper Ph.D. on July 3, 2023

When dolphin mothers vocalize towards their calves, it sounds a lot like baby talk.

Animal Behavior

Members of the Crow Family 'Vote' to Make a Group Decision

Beki Hooper Ph.D. on June 28, 2023

Can non-human animals vote? A member of the crow family does: Jackdaws use their voices to 'vote' on when their flock should move.

Creativity

Animal Creativity Is Linked to Popularity and Personality

Beki Hooper Ph.D. on April 27, 2023

Have you ever wondered what drives creativity? In animals the answer isn't simple, but personality and popularity play key roles.

Relationships

The Many Surprising Ways That Animals Play

Beki Hooper Ph.D. on March 29, 2023

Have you ever stopped to wonder whether animals play, and if their experience is anything like our own?