Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Baby chickens play like puppies or kittens. A red junglefowl ...

It is common for young animals, in particular mammals, to play. Researchers have for the first time mapped the development of play in young chickens. The results show that the young chickens spend ...

For decades, Marian Breland Bailey and her husbands trained animals for fun and profit and even national security. They ended up revolutionizing the field. It cost 50 cents to challenge the chicken, ...

A viral video that perfectly captured a special moment between a dog and her unexpected friends has melted hearts. The chickens would run from one area of the patio to the next, with Camila following ...

Play is widespread, but far from ubiquitous, across the animal kingdom. Especially common in mammals, play is also known to occur in taxa as diverse as birds, fish, octopuses, and even insects. But ...

The chicks imprint on the hen and subsequently follow her continually. — Image by Otwarte Klatki (CC BY 2.0) The chicks imprint on the hen and subsequently follow her continually. — Image by Otwarte ...