In theory, a reaction to an out-of-place mark in a reflection is assumed to be evidence of self-recognition for other animals as well. Chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are just some that have ...

In the current study, the scientists observed new behaviors during a series of mirror test experiments, a widely used method ...

In the slow-moving canals and shadowy marshes of the Florida Everglades live some of the most dangerous creatures. You ...

A shrimp scrap drifted down the face of a mirror, and a small reef fish tracked it like it was watching a slow-motion ...

A small coral reef fish can recognize itself in a mirror. This discovery challenges long-held ideas about animal intelligence.

To meet global food demands, aquaculture — the farming of aquatic creatures like fish or shrimp — is on the rise. However, productivity in the industry is still limited due to early-life bottlenecks, ...

This sea creature may have just experienced the "ugly duckling" glowup of the fish world. Once dubbed the "world's ugliest animal," the blobfish – scientific name Psychrolutes marcidus – has been ...

Can we finally retire the myth that goldfish have three-second memories? This oft-cited “fact” has been thoroughly debunked. Scientists have shown that fish can distinguish and remember individuals, ...

For years, scientists felt like the fish they were watching watched them back. A new study suggests they can recognize a diver's outfit. A herd of saddled sea bream fish swim closely by a photographer ...

Psychrolutes phrictus, the blob sculpin, is a type of blobfish. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Talk about a reputation glow-up. The blobfish lives up to its name with ...