The idea of an animal that can count or do math might sound like something out of a viral news story or TikTok video. But a sense of quantity, sometimes called "numerosity," appears across a ...

A new data report from Shelter Animals Count spotlights a 24% decrease in cats and dogs entering animal shelters and rescue groups nationwide. MONTCLAIR, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new report from ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shelter Animals Count (SAC), the national database for animal sheltering statistics and a program of the ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of ...

An understanding of numbers is often viewed as a distinctly human faculty—a hallmark of our intelligence that, along with language, sets us apart from all other animals. Practically every animal that ...

Humboldt penguins, Asiatic lions, corals, Seychelles millipedes and capybaras were some of the 8,000 animals being counted today (Jan 6) as part of London Zoo’s 2026 Annual Stocktake, kicking off ...

But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Honeybees count landmarks when navigating toward sources of nectar. Lionesses tally the number of roars they hear from an intruding pride before deciding ...