Study: yes, even wild tigers struggle with work/life balance
Scientists track tigress in Russian Far East and learn there is lots of running around, wolfing down big meals, and ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
Stand out from the herd: How cows commoonicate through their lives
First evidence of cows maintaining individual vocalization | Study explains why farmers should take noteCredit: Lynne Gardner/University of Sydney Farmers ...
Suction cups that don’t fall off
Insects in torrential rivers may inspire engineering solutionsCredit: Victor Kang The aquatic larvae of the net-winged midge have the unique ...
Large carnivores and zoos — essential for biodiversity conservation marketing
Credit: M. Saint Jalme Large carnivores (e.g. bears, big cats, wolves and elephant seals) and zoos should be utilised as ...
First study on human-grade dog food says whole, fresh food is highly digestible
Credit: JustFoodForDogs URBANA, Ill. - Pet owners are increasingly treating their "fur-babies" like members of the family. In response, some ...
Even resilient common species are not immune to environmental crisis
Measures of genetic diversity of a fruit bat common in Singapore decreased 30-fold over the last 90 yearsCredit: ©2013 Simon ...
Koalas climb like apes but bound on the ground like marsupials
Credit: Kate Berry Spread across the globe, from Central and South America to Japan, non-human primates have a toehold that ...
Birds’ seasonal migrations shift earlier as climate changes, new research shows
UMass Amherst, Colorado State, Cornell study analyzed 2 decades of migration dataCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In what the ...
Leaving home is beneficial for male squirrels but not for females, study shows
New research shows that male squirrels who move outside of the population they were born to live longer and have ...
Why are giant pandas born so tiny?
New clues from bones put an old theory to the testCredit: Courtesy of Peishu Li and Duke SMIF. DURHAM, N.C. ...
Tiny insects become ‘visible’ to bats when they swarm
3-D simulations could provide new insights into the evolution of bat echolocationCredit: Mor Taub. Small insects that would normally be ...
Team finds bovine kobuvirus in US
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A virus that afflicts cattle that was first discovered in Japan ...
How humans learnt to dance; from the Chimpanzee Conga
Credit: University of Warwick The evolution of human dance has been studied by psychologists in chimpanzees Researchers from the University ...
Scales offer insight into chronic stress of fish, University of Guelph research finds
Credit: (University of Guelph) For years, aquatic researchers have sought an easy way to determine when wild fish are under ...
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