News tagged with carnivorous animals

Wild brown bear observed using a tool

(PhysOrg.com) -- Because brown bears are so reclusive, not to mention dangerous to be around, not a lot is really known about their brain power. This is actually rather odd because bears have the largest brains ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 20 | with audio podcast report

Why bats, rats and cats store different amounts of fat

Animals differ in the amount of fat they carry around depending on their species, status and sex. However, the causes of much of this variation have been a mystery. The Bristol study shows that many differences can be understood ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Animal Connection -- a new perspective on what makes us human

"The Animal Connection," a new book by Pat Shipman, a Penn State paleoanthropologist, presents the groundbreaking new idea that humans' connection to other animal species may be the driving force behind the ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Black, white and stinky: Explaining coloration in skunks and other boldly colored animals

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of-its-kind analysis of the evolution of warning coloration in carnivores published this week by University of Massachusetts Amherst evolutionary biologist Ted Stankowich and colleagues, ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Carnivorous mammals track fruit abundance

The scientific community already knew that many carnivores eat fruit, but had thought this was something purely anecdotal. Now researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) have shown that ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0