Swans sacrifice rest to squabble
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows.
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2022
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The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years' worth of distinctive foraging behavior in a species once driven to the brink of extinction.
Ecology
Apr 14, 2022
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New research studying the behavior of Port Jackson sharks has captured their astute ability to realize when the smell of natural prey doesn't lead to a feeding opportunity.
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2022
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A positive-thinking bison, oryx or black bear has a better chance of a full belly and long-term health than a neutral-thinking or pessimistic one according to newly published research from Tal Avgar from the department of ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 15, 2022
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Big fish eat smaller fish, but only if there are smaller fish to eat. A new study led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science maps the conditions most suitable for key species of forage fishes ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2021
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By decoding honeybees' waggle dances, which tell other bees where to find food, researchers have found that bees in agricultural areas travel further for food than those in urban areas. The findings are published in the British ...
Ecology
Oct 6, 2021
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Vampire bats that form bonds in captivity and continue those "friendships" in the wild also hunt together, meeting up over a meal after independent departures from the roost, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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Nectar-feeding bats foraging in intensively managed banana plantations in Costa Rica have a less diverse set of gut microbes in comparison to bats feeding in their natural forest habitat or organic plantations, reveals new ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2021
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A new study shows the eye size of birds can reveal broad patterns of their biology and behavior, including where they live, what they eat and how they hunt, providing a potential roadmap for future conservation efforts.
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2021
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Research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student involving about 50 scientists from across the globe has provided new insights into the behavior of ungulates (hoofed animals) as it relates to forage conditions and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2021
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