News tagged with animal behaviour
Cuckoo chicks in Zebra finches
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some female zebra finches foist a part of their eggs on their neighbours. Scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen discovered that in every fifth nest there is one ...
Apr 22, 2010 |
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Toads' earthquake exodus
Common toads (Bufo bufo) can detect impending seismic activity and alter their behaviour from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new study in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Journal of Zoolog ...
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Acacias use ants to guard flowers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by Dr Nigel Raine, Senior Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at Royal Holloway, University of London has revealed how a special plant-ant relationship thrives on give and take for mutual ...
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Brains versus brawn: Study finds there's more to the Noisy Miner than just being a backyard bully
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some consider the Noisy Miner bird a badly-behaved backyard bully - an avian aggressor that moves into the neighbourhood and quickly takes over.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Pigs learn to understand mirrors
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of domesticated pigs has found that with just a little experimentation they can find food based only on a reflection in a mirror.
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Making a clean getaway: Scientists demonstrate how bird baths make for more accurate flyers
(PhysOrg.com) -- Newcastle University scientists investigating why starlings bathe so often have discovered it alters their escape behaviour, with clean birds proving the most accurate flyers.
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Yawning toons make an ape gape
Computer animations of yawning chimpanzees provoke the same irresistible grins in real chimps, according to an unusual study released Wednesday.
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Spanish ethologist who discovered albino gorilla dies at 87
Spanish ethologist Jordi Sabater Pi, who discovered the only albino gorilla known to man in the 1960s, has died at the age of 87, the University of Barcelona said Thursday.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Using 'dominance' to explain dog behavior is old hat
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows how the behaviour of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact using misplaced ideas about dog behaviour and training is likely to cause rather than cure unwanted ...
May 21, 2009 |
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Fallow deer become hoarse in the hunt for a mate
Fallow deer become hoarse when trying to attract a mate, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
May 19, 2009 |
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Fish may actually feel pain and react to it much like humans
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fish don't make noises or contort their faces to show that it hurts when hooks are pulled from their mouths, but a Purdue University researcher believes they feel that pain all the same.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Sexual harassment from males prevents female bonding, says study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The extent to which sexual harassment from males can damage relationships between females is revealed in a new study. Led by the Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour at the University of ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Scientists confirm crab's memory of pain
New research published by a Queen’s University Belfast academic has shown that crabs not only suffer pain but that they retain a memory of it.
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Bizarre bird behavior predicted by game theory
A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens. Juvenile birds from a roost in North Wales have been observed adopting the ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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