Called allogrooming, this behavior is one of the most common grooming behaviors in equines; it’s believed that grooming areas ...

Honeybees engaging in allogrooming behavior. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the ...

And they don’t restrict their bathing habits to just themselves either. Check out this ginger kitty, who won’t let his human ...

This is known as ‘allogrooming’. And because mutual grooming was such an important evolutionary development for our species’s survival, it might explain why people in general love their hair ...

Vampire bats do the same. When strangers are introduced, they will start with small fur-cleaning interactions to test the ...

Chris Packham and his team use thermal cameras to monitor the "highest population of badgers".

The activity is called allogrooming, and it’s a bonding and social exercise cats do as a show of affection, camaraderie, and intimacy. When introducing two cats into the same household ...

In doing so, they form complex social relationships maintained by low-cost social investments, such as cleaning and maintaining the fur of another animal, called allogrooming, and higher-cost ...

They also participate in an activity called allogrooming, where they groom other cats, dogs, or even people in their home as a sign of bonding and familiarity. And, sometimes, they teach dogs to ...

In doing so, they form complex social relationships maintained by low-cost social investments, such as cleaning and maintaining the fur of another animal, called allogrooming, and higher-cost ...