A trio of researchers, one a zoologist, another a primatologist and the third a linguistics professor, from Institut Jean Nicod, Heinrich Heine University and the University of Oslo, respectively, ...

A new study surveyed the behavior of crested gibbons engaging in dance-like movements both in the wild and in captivity, finding only the females dance, and in a few different contexts. When you ...

Gibbons move with rhythm and intention. Dare we say style? By Elizabeth Preston It’s not twerking. It’s not salsa or breaking. You might put it somewhere between vogueing and the robot. Whatever you ...

Scientists have documented scores of animal species that perform elaborate dance displays for a variety of purposes: from courting cranes to pair-bonding penguins and waggle-dancing honeybees. New ...