Canada ranks third worldwide in permeable landscapes for wildlife
Canada ranks third in the world for animal movement between protected areas, finds new UBC research.
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2022
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News tagged with animal movements
Tool reveals facial expressions of common marmosets
How could a human mother tell that her child is upset? Humans can distinguish the meanings of facial expressions of our fellow species either explicitly through speech or implicitly by context.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2022
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Head, body, eye coordination conserved across animal kingdom, researchers find
Fruit flies synchronize the movements of their heads and bodies to stabilize their vision and fly effectively, according to Penn State researchers who utilized virtual-reality flight simulators. The finding appears to hold ...
Plants & Animals
May 10, 2022
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Hybrid strategy captures a larger picture of wild mandrills
"Direct tracking of mandrills is a really tough job."
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2021
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Determining where the wild bears are
Large land animals have a significant impact on the ecology and biodiversity of the areas they inhabit and traverse. If, for example, the routes and stopping places of cattle, horses, sheep, and also those of wolves or bears ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2021
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For animal societies, cohesion comes at a cost
From gaining valuable information to staying safe from predators, moving in a group can benefit animals—but at what cost? Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior have provided rare insight into the ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2021
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Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity
All living organisms are equipped with sensory organs to detect changes in their surrounding environment. It may not immediately strike us as obvious but, similar to how we can sense heat, cold, light, and darkness, we are ...
Plants & Animals
May 21, 2021
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The way a fish swims reveals a lot about its personality, say scientists
The way a fish swims reveals a lot about its personality, say scientists
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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Humans force wild animals into tight spots, or send them far from home. We calculated just how big the impact is
The COVID pandemic has shown us that disruptions to the way we move around, complete daily activities and interact with each other can shatter our wellbeing.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2021
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Human activity forces animals to move 70% further to survive
For the first time, scientists have calculated the global impact of human activity on animal movement, revealing widespread impacts that threaten species survival and biodiversity.
Ecology
Feb 1, 2021
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