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“#Gulls pay attention to human eyes” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Herring gulls notice where approaching humans are looking, and flee sooner when they’re being watched, a new study shows. Researchers approached gulls while either looking at the ground or directly at the birds. Gulls were slower to move away when not being watched—allowing a human…
“#Female bats brave risky conditions for their young” Credit: CC0 Public Domain The daily activity patterns of animals are influenced by a variety of different factors. Understanding how animals distribute their activity over the day, an important part of their behavior, provides valuable insights into how they function within their habitats. The lunar phobia theory…
“#African wild dogs have vestigial first digit and muscular adaptations for life on the run” African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus at Savuti Chobe National Park, Botswana. Credit: Derek Keats/ Wikimedia, Creative Commons Attribution Generic 2.0 license Anatomists identify a vestigial first digit in the forelimb of the African wild dog and document anatomical adaptations to…
“#Pakistan’s only Asian elephant prepared for new home” Following a high court ruling, Austria-based animal welfare and rescue group Four Paws International were enlisted to help move Kaavan A team of international vets using tranquilliser darts, flatbreads and the soothing lyrics of Frank Sinatra conducted a medical examination Friday on Pakistan’s only Asian elephant, ahead…
“#Air pollution renders flower odors unattractive to moths” A tobacco hawkmoth (Manduca sexta) drinking nectar from a flower of the tobacco species Nicotiana alata. The nocturnal moth locates its food source by smelling the odor or seeing the strikingly bright color of the flowers. The visual signals of the plant to be pollinated, paired with…
“#Plants might be able to tell us about the location of dead bodies, helping families find missing people” A drone surveys plants near the Body Farm in a test flight. Credit: Neal Stewart, CC BY The notion of plants talking to us about dead people sounds like a bad horror movie. But that’s the theme…
“#In butterfly battle of sexes, males deploy ‘chastity belts’ but females fight back” The size and shape of mating plugs often varies by species. This female Acraea omrora features a small plug with sharp hooks, attached to her abdomen by her partner to ward off rival males. Credit: Jeff Gage/Florida Museum Some male butterflies go…
“#Hearing loss in naked mole-rats is an advantage, not a hardship” If naked mole-rats were human, they would be prescribed hearing aids. With six mutations in genes associated with hearing, naked mole-rats can barely hear the constant squeaking they use to communicate with one another. This hearing loss, which is strange for such social, vocal…
“#Megafire does not deter Yosemite’s spotted owls” A California Spotted Owl. Credit: Jake Bourque. In 2013 the Rim Fire—the largest fire on record in the Sierra Nevada—burned one third of the potential California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) habitat in Yosemite National Park. The park provides prime habitat for this Spotted Owl subspecies, which is…
“#New species of freshwater Crustacea found in the hottest place on earth” A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known as the hottest place on Earth. Credit: M. PallmannSMNS/Pallmann A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known…