Please help me find examples of animals or creatures of different types that work together toward a shared goal. I'm trying to use it to illustrate the principle that a group working together can succeed more quickly or get farther than individuals working alone. [more inside]
posted by slo on Oct 12, 2011 - 17 answers

A dog bit our son. How do we keep this one bad experience from turning into a lifelong fear of dogs? [more inside]
posted by scrump on Mar 10, 2011 - 36 answers

Today I was at Boston Common eating lunch, and observed a fairly large group of pigeons all acting in the same bizarre way. For upwards of half an hour (and despite no obvious bread-throwers), a group of 50 or so pigeons was tearing around the park at great speed and low altitude, stopping for frequent and very intense fights on the ground over nonexistent food. [more inside]
posted by heyforfour on Jul 15, 2010 - 5 answers

Can animals go insane? [more inside]
posted by WolfDaddy on Mar 24, 2010 - 39 answers

Did a squirrel deliberately pee on my head? [more inside]
posted by dirk gently on Mar 17, 2010 - 16 answers

I am a biology student at the University of Utah specializing in animal behavior, and I have a particular interest in cephalopods (squid, octopi, cuttlefish.) Everything I know about them is from reading, and I would love to have the opportunity to observe one in real life, and perhaps even interact with it if that would be possible. Does anyone in the Salt Lake area have a pet octopus or know of one that I might be able to meet?
posted by Cambrian_Sea on May 7, 2009 - 7 answers

Is this cat beyond help? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 13, 2008 - 13 answers

How can I help a cat to ease the loss of her buddy cat? [more inside]
posted by greta simone on Sep 10, 2007 - 8 answers

Cats & behavior: How can i keep five cats off a new car? [more inside]
posted by itheearl on Jun 19, 2007 - 25 answers