Joanne Lefson, who has studied the mindset behind animal art, offers a deep dive into how and why animals paint and what ...

Arguably is, however, the key word. It’s hard enough to ... aesthetic sense or may be motivated to create art? And if animals do have an aesthetic sense and produce art, are there any ...

It leaves us with the question – could animals' (and particularly females') appreciation of art, beauty and aesthetics actually be a driving force of evolution?

not all animal creations are art. Spiders' webs, complex though they may be, are primarily functional, with no aesthetic or communicative purpose. But what about animal songs? Some species stand ...