Source: Federico Rossano/ used with permission. The videos are all over social media: Dogs (and some cats) pushing soundboard buttons to “talk” to their owners. The uptick in the use of these devices ...

New research by the University of Michigan explores the potential of AI to interpret the meaning behind dog barks, distinguishing between playful and aggressive tones. According to the research team, ...

Our ability to communicate with dogs is a vital part of our relationship with them. At the most primitive level, we ought to be able to discourage a dog from some action, "No! Don't do that!" Or ...

While it may seem like pets can understand our emotions at times, scientists have found that your pet dog gets stressed out when you cry more than other animals. Dogs—and pet pigs—were discovered to ...

When confronted with recordings of human voices, 19 species fled instantly, while they were less frightened by lion sounds and other potentially threatening recordings. By Lesley Evans Ogden Panting ...