News tagged with animal kingdom
Chimpanzee uses innovative foresighted methods to fool humans
Chimpanzee Santino achieved international fame in 2009 for his habit of gathering stones and manufacturing concrete projectiles to throw at zoo visitors. A new study shows that Santino's innovativeness when he plans his stone-throwing ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Can a plant be altruistic?
The concept of altruism has long been debated in philosophical circles, and more recently, evolutionary biologists have joined the debate. From the perspective of natural selection, altruism may have evolved because any ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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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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Rare woodland plant uses 'cryptic coloration' to hide from predators
It is well known that some animal species use camouflage to hide from predators. Individuals that are able to blend in to their surroundings and avoid being eaten are able to survive longer, reproduce, and ...
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Mongooses pass traditions on to their young, too
For the passing on of traditions, it appears that an especially big brain isn't required. A new report published online on June 3rd in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that even mongooses in the ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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UT professor defines play, discovers even turtles need recess
Seeing a child or a dog play is not a foreign sight. But what about a turtle or even a wasp? Apparently, they play, too.
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Study finds life-saving trend among seagulls
Following trends is a lifesaving instinct, at least for birds, and provides clues that can be applied across the animal kingdom. New research from Université de Montréal published in Biology Letters, shows ...
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Feb 20, 2009 |
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Plumage-color traits more extreme over time
Ever since Darwin, researchers have tried to explain the enormous diversity of plumage colour traits in birds. Now researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, are adding something new to this particular ...
May 03, 2010 |
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The Bigger The Animal, The Stiffer The 'Shoes'
(PhysOrg.com) -- If a Tiger's feet were built the same way as a mongoose's feet, they'd have to be about the size of a hippo's feet to support the big cat's weight. But they're not.
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Coral embryos clone themselves
Forming a unique part of the animal kingdom, corals have built the only living entity visible from space; the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have recently ...
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Tiny primate 'punk' in danger of extinction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Charismatic Colombian primate population suffers significant drop.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Predators hunt for a balanced diet
An international team of scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford in the UK, University of Sydney (Australia), Aarhus University (Denmark) and Massey University (New Zealand) based their research ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Wandering females give stags the slip
The fierce battles of rutting stags may be the most famous symbols of males competing over females in the animal kingdom. But it turns out the stags don't have things all their own way.
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Florida study demonstrates extinction's ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led to the disappearance of one ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 07, 2011 |
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The peculiar feeding mechanism of the first vertebrates
A fang-like tooth on double upper lips, spiny teeth on the tongue and a pulley-like mechanism to move the tongue backwards and forwards -- this bizarre bite belongs to a conodont and, thanks to fresh fossil ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 19, 2011 |
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