Dogs rely on non-verbal cues to express feelings such as happiness, fear, curiosity, or aggression. Unlike humans, they cannot speak, so their body movements become their language. Observing these ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, ...

Slobodchikoff began studying the social behavior of prairie dogs about 20 years ago. He gradually recognized signs that the foot-long, 2-pound rodents, which live in colonies, appeared to have a ...