Photograph by Christian Ziegler By banding together in coalitions—meaning groups of two or more animals, but usually three to ...

Ants live in incredibly organized, socially complex colonies where the division of labor is clearly defined. Each ant has a ...

No, these aren't the trendy new buzzwords of some marketing campaign, but the strange names of certain animals, when in groups. Because some creatures, when there's more than one, have some very ...

Many different creatures in the animal kingdom engage in alloparenting, where they help care for the young despite no ...

This species definition divides up animals, plants and other forms of life into groups based on their reproduction. For example, deer species such as the sika and roe are considered separate as they ...

When the benefits of living together outweigh the costs of living alone, animals will tend to form groups (Alexander 1974). Other benefits of group-living may include receiving assistance to deal ...