Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two cockerel fighting. (Photo by Getty Images) For years, animal advocates have warned that organizers of animal fights are not ...

It happens in an instant. An animal stops mid-step. Another suddenly bolts without warning. A third holds its ground—tense, unmoving. Three different reactions. Same moment. Same pressure. Wildlife ...

A recent study by Plymouth University (UK) researchers Mark Briffa and Sarah Lane called "The role of skill in animal contests: A neglected component of fighting ability" caught my eye because it sort ...