Just as humans can follow complex social situations in deciding who to befriend or to abandon, it turns out that animals use the same level of sophistication in judging social configurations, according to ...

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Scientists already knew that some social bee species warn their conspecifics when detecting the presence of a predator near their hive, which in turn causes an attack response to the possible predator. Researchers ...

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(Phys.org) —New research from the Universities of Exeter and Cambridge reveals for the first time that, contrary to current models used to explain the movement of flocks, the differences between bird species ...

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Female animals are unfairly sexually stereotyped by researchers, according to experts at the University of St Andrews.

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Mar 01, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 2

Common swifts climb to altitudes of up to 2.5 km both at dawn and dusk. This unexpected behaviour was discovered by geo-ecologist Dr Adriaan Dokter of the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

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In order to spot potential predators, adult meerkats often climb to a higher vantage point or stand on their hind legs. If a predator is detected, they use several different alarm calls to warn the rest of the group. New ...

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Thanks to cultural evolution, male Savannah sparrows are changing their tune, partly to attract "the ladies."

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Jan 29, 2013 1 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Studying social relationships among female giraffes may provide essential information for the management and conservation of the species, a study by The University of Queensland (UQ) has found.

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Jan 23, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 2 |

(Phys.org)—A trio of biologists, Liam Dougherty, Emily Burdfield-Steel and David Shuker from the U.K.'s University of St Andrews, School of Biology, have found that when researchers write papers that are published in scientific ...

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(Phys.org)—When it comes to solving puzzles, animals in captivity are, well, different animals than their wild brethren.

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Jan 07, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 2 |

The hatching order of birds influences how they behave in adult life according to research from the Lancaster Environment Centre.

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Faced with the same threat, city and country birds do not react in the same way despite being from the same species. According to a new study, urban birds have changed their anti-predator behaviour in new ...

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Nov 07, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Wild macaques who are bystanders to fights within their group exploit the losers for grooming favours, new research has shown.

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Oct 11, 2012 not rated yet 1

Researchers have discovered that a form of oxytocin—the hormone responsible for making humans fall in love—has a similar effect on fish, suggesting it is a key regulator of social behaviour that has evolved ...

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Oct 09, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The birds' cacophonous "funerals" can last for up to half an hour.

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