Tag: animal behavior

A wolf’s howl is one of those unforgettable sounds of nature. Now, this iconic sound is setting a new chapter ...

True friends, most people would agree, are there for each other. Sometimes that means offering emotional support. Sometimes it means ...

Fungi can be wonderful. Penicillium molds produce the antibiotic penicillin, which has saved untold lives by warding off bacterial infection. ...

Do nonhuman animals live in a kind of eternal present, or are they aware of the passage of time? That ...

We often picture the Caribbean as a place to relax and escape life’s challenges. Evidently, so too did the sebecid ...

In July 2024, scientists in Otago, New Zealand, made a stunning discovery: an elusive spade-toothed beaked whale had washed up ...

Male domination is the natural order of things, some people say. But bonobos, primates with whom we share nearly 99 ...

In 2018, a study made headlines when it found that a captive orca, or killer whale, was able to imitate ...

Australia’s giant kangaroos of yesteryear were likely homebodies — and that inclination ultimately did them in.The massive marsupial megaherbivores, which, ...

Dogs aren’t just our pets. We also see them as our friends and family members. But do we get the ...