Trumpetfish are the first known predator to hide behind another animal when hunting.
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Natural selection changed just 13 genes to separate your Felix and Fluffy from their African wildcat ancestor.
Research into swarming in nature is transforming healthcare, gambling and the military.
Masturbation seems like an evolutionary conundrum. New research has found an explanation.
Behavior-based interventions could boost conservation efforts, but raise their own set of tricky ethical issues.
Research has found that urban gulls work out what’s good to eat by watching humans.
In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
Giraffes are the latest animals to show they can solve tasks using statistical reasoning – and the only one to do this with a small brain relative to body size.
A Steller’s sea eagle, native to the Asian Arctic, has traveled across North America since 2021. A scholar questions whether the bird is lost – and how well humans really understand animals’ actions.
Orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees seem to enjoy the buzz of getting dizzy.
Think your social life is complicated? Consider the wasp.
Researchers explore what happens when ants can’t properly use smell to detect friend from foe.
Honeybees possess one of the most complex examples of nonhuman communication. New research suggests that it is learned and culturally passed down from older to younger bees.
It’s endearing to think of these glamorous pink birds finding the friendship group they fit into. But navigating flamingo social lives can help with conservation too.
Your cat may not be as excited about a new arrival as you are. Gradual and controlled introductions will help your cat take to an unfamiliar animal.
The old UK dog licence system wasn’t fit for purpose. But there is another way.
The only other species known to do this are humans and chimpanzees.
Scientists are learning that diversity has many perks – whether in multispecies groups of animals or human society.
Life can be a struggle for power – not just for people but for nonhuman animals, too. An animal behaviorist explains how this quest can be more Shakespearean drama than boxing match.
A proposed scientific name is frenetic random activity periods (FRAPs). In rabbits, these high activity periods are called ‘binkies’. But many cat and dog-owners simply call them ‘zoomies’.
Principais colaboradores
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor and Associate Head of Psychology, University of Tennessee
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Postdoctoral research fellow, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Pharmacology and Animal Behavior, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Affiliate Faculty in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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PhD Candidate in Ecology in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Professor, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Sydney
