Tag: animal behavior

Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a world-renowned expert on elephants who was one of the first to study their social behavior in the ...

A marine epidemic that has killed over 20 different species of sea stars from Alaska to Mexico — the largest ...

Have you ever noticed that when you’re hiking or just taking a walk in the woods, you rarely see a ...

Hibernation might sound like an extreme way of life: Animals gain a lot of weight quickly, then drastically slow their ...

Climbing is for the forest, and walking is for the savannah. That’s the basic premise behind one of the biggest ...

Humans have only visually explored 0.001 percent of the deep sea — it's deep, dark, but full of life. In this ...

Key Takeaways on Placental MammalsPlacental mammals have a placenta, an organ that develops during gestation and bridges mother and fetus. ...

Key Takeaways on Parasitoid WaspsParasitoid wasps lay their eggs in or on their hosts. The wasps' larvae then consume the ...

Key Takeaways About Baby Squids Some baby squids look like tiny adults from the moment they hatch. Depending on the ...

The movie Jaws was first released 50 years ago in the summer of 1975. In the film, a vicious shark ...