Exeter scientists are among those who have discovered many animals learn and pass on behaviors through social learning or culture, which could have important implications for conservation. It was ...

University of Arizona researchers have launched what they believe to be the first open-access catalog of animal traditions in order to explore how social learning both shapes and is shaped by ...

Is culture—the customs and specialized knowledge passed down within social groups—uniquely human? To Stony Brook University ecologist Carl Safina, the answer is a firm no. In his book Becoming Wild, ...

When we think about culture, we typically think about humans — the traditions and customs people have in different parts of the world. We may think about language, or cuisine, or clothing. We may also ...

Animal conservationists often move elephants between herds to improve biodiversity and group health, but what if the elephants don't speak the same language? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Culture is defined as "the totality of 'acquired' knowledge or behavior that human or non-human individuals are capable of transmitting to others, a process also known as social learning". For a long ...

This winter a woman in Steamboat Springs spotted an elk on her property. When she went out to take a picture, the animal startled and ran into a gully where it got stuck in snow up to its neck.