Sentience
The genetic link between orcas and cows might surprise you.
Ranging from huge to tiny, some of the smartest animals fly under the radar.
There are many types of intelligence in the animal kingdom, but human bias might mean we underestimate just how smart many animals are.
The term means different things to different people, but here’s what you need to know.
A series of seemingly coordinated attacks against fishing vessels has the public paying attention to orcas. Here’s what you need to know about this remarkable species.
Research shows honeybees can do math. Meanwhile some ants are building massive underground fungi farms.
A new study finds fish can recognize their own reflection and distinguish themselves from other fish.
We’re curious about animal intelligence but we might not want to believe it.
Commercial fishing methods are not designed for a quick or painless death.
A new study found chickens are playful creatures who run, jump, wrestle and play with toys.
“But plants feel pain too,” is a frequent argument put to vegans but the bottom line is plants do not possess pain receptors like humans and animals.
A new study shows bees not only experience pain but can make decisions about whether to endure pain for reward.
Virtually every member of the animal kingdom benefits from a more mentally stimulating environment, especially zoo animals, cats, dogs, and even mice.
Pigs are widely misunderstood as dirty, lazy, and unintelligent creatures. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Pigs are highly intelligent, social, and creative.
For years, animal advocates, scientists, and seafood enthusiasts have all been asking the same question: do lobsters feel pain? Finally, we have an answer.
There are a number of different definitions for sentient beings. Here’s how to navigate the complicated conversation around which animals are sentient and which are not.
Evidence suggests that fish feel pain and suffer. Although fish and other aquatic animals may not feel pain in the same way that we do, the psychological experience is likely very similar.
Chickens are widely considered to be unintelligent, but that crude classification may stem from our view of chickens as food animals.
Commercial and cultural forces constantly work to deny the quality of sentience to non-human animals. Even when science clearly shows most animals are sentient, this denial is mainstream.
Cows are playful, intelligent, aware, and highly social. It turns out we have a lot to learn about friendship from these beautiful creatures.
Major gaps exist currently in what “animal welfare” means for aquatic animals. The Aquatic Life Institute is leading the effort to help define what this looks like.
Human sentience is widely understood and accepted, while the sentience of other species, including farmed animals, is increasingly recognized.
Sharks are magnificent creatures. But due to the animal’s menacing depiction in movies and on the news, most humans overlook their complex nature.
In this guest post, United Poultry Concerns president and founder Karen Davis critiques an earlier editorial by Mikko Jarvenpaa and warns of the dangers of ranking animals by false measures of sentience or moral worth.
J.M. Coetzee takes on a literary struggle with the moral distinction – or lack thereof – between human and animal suffering and death. Whether you agree with him or not, this book should be of interest to most people thinking about animals and morality.
The concept of animal intelligence has its roots in the theory of sentience, or an…
The process of remembering and forgetting in humans works the same way. It’s face specific.