Read more animal behavior stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6569/animal-behavior.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:41:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73271/hooker-crabs-swap-sex-for-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSelling sex is the key to survival in the seedy world of fiddler crabs, according to Australian researchers. Scientists studying the burrow-dwelling, highly territorial creatures found that male fiddler crabs fought off intruders to protect female neighbors—who lack the male's huge claw—far more often than they would aid...http://www.newser.com/story/73271/hooker-crabs-swap-sex-for-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 4:17:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62080/some-male-mom-baboons-just-friends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists are trying to figure out why many male baboons enter into platonic friendships with single moms, the BBC reports. Researchers probing relationships within baboon tribes found that the friendships, which did not appear to involve sex in about half the instances, helped mother and offspring dodge the unwanted attentions...http://www.newser.com/story/62080/some-male-mom-baboons-just-friends.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 5:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59221/they-dont-call-him-fido-for-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScience is finally catching up to what dog owners have known all along: Canines are ethical. After thousands of hours studying dogs—once dismissed as "furry automatons," an author said—animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff concluded that they possess the capacity for empathy and compassion, the hallmarks of morality. Humans aren’t...http://www.newser.com/story/59221/they-dont-call-him-fido-for-nothing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 17:58:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55597/chimp-prostitutes-trade-sex-for-meat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMale chimps who get lucky hunting are a lot likelier to get lucky with female chimps if they share the spoils, a new study finds. Researchers tracked a band of chimps in the wild and found that while all were promiscuous, male hunters who shared meat—generally a rare treat...http://www.newser.com/story/55597/chimp-prostitutes-trade-sex-for-meat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 8:25:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48067/mating-calls-bare-more-than-desire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLike human songs, animal calls are said to spur courtship, but what exactly does each wail and snort signify? To find out, a pair of Tel Aviv zoologists studied the mating songs of furry little rock hyraxes in the Judean desert. The researchers found that male hyrax courtship "songs" not...http://www.newser.com/story/48067/mating-calls-bare-more-than-desire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Jan 2009 4:52:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45455/berlin-divided-over-wild-boars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBerliners are sharing their city with thousands of wild boars—and citizens are split on how to treat the porkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some prefer a more aggressive approach: Don’t feed them corn, says one licensed urban boar hunter, “feed them lead." But others are shocked by what...http://www.newser.com/story/45455/berlin-divided-over-wild-boars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 9:54:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41706/mating-antelope-show-off-knees-seriously.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoesn't sound all that sexy, but Africa’s male eland antelope has developed his own way of demonstrating its sexual prowess and warding off rivals. Males click their knees to establish mating rights and avoid brawls: the louder the click, the larger the animal, and the more likely he is to...http://www.newser.com/story/41706/mating-antelope-show-off-knees-seriously.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Nov 2008 13:58:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38725/beer-loving-mare-banned-from-uk-bar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA beer-swigging mare has been kicked to the curb following renovations at her favorite British watering hole, reports the Evening Chronicle . Peggy, a regular at the establishment since following her owner into the pub years ago, has been told to keep her hooves off the new carpeting. “Although she is...http://www.newser.com/story/38725/beer-loving-mare-banned-from-uk-bar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 14:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38514/in-love-with-the-pet-sitter-you-dog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt can lead to tearful separations, but cheating is natural—for quadrupeds, that is. It really is them, not you, a veterinarian tells MSNBC. Pets may gravitate toward a new owner for any number of reasons. “Hallie was my dog, but I always sensed her unhappiness at having to share...http://www.newser.com/story/38514/in-love-with-the-pet-sitter-you-dog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 8:49:25 CDT