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Published Why are killer whales harassing and killing porpoises without eating them?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source For decades, fish-eating killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have been observed harassing and eve...
Published Hundreds of Andean bird species at risk due to deforestation: New research shows how to protect them
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Birds native to the tropical Andes are threatened by increasing agricultural development in the regi...
Published Humans pass more viruses to other animals than we catch from them
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Humans pass on more viruses to domestic and wild animals than we catch from them, according to a maj ...
Published Some spiders can transfer mercury contamination to land animals
(via sciencedaily.com) Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and ...
Published Wild birds lead people to honey -- and learn from them
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A study finds the greater honeyguide can learn distinct vocal signals to help people in Africa locat...
Published Clown anemonefish seem to be counting bars and laying down the law
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source We often think of fish as carefree swimmers in the ocean, reacting to the world around them without ...
Published Small birds spice up the already diverse diet of spotted hyenas in Namibia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known...
Published Jackdaws switch friends to gain food -- but stick with family
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Jackdaws ditch old friends and make new ones if it helps them get rewards -- but stick with family t ...
Published Timing of snowshoe hare winter color swap may leave them exposed in changing climate, study finds - Timing of Snowshoe Hare Winter Color Swap May Leave Them Exposed in Changing Climate, Study Finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study, which used 44 years of data, shows that as the globe has warmed, altering the timing an...
Published Hammerhead sharks hold their breath on deep water hunts to stay warm - Hammerhead Sharks: The Deep Water Hunters Who Stay Warm
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scalloped hammerhead sharks hold their breath to keep their bodies warm during deep dives into cold...
Published Observing group-living animals with drones and computer vision - Observing Group-Living Animals with Drones and Computer Vision
(via sciencedaily.com) New method to study the movement, behaviour, and environmental context of group-living animals using...
Published Genes identified that allow bacteria to thrive despite toxic heavy metal in soil
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Some soil bacteria can acquire sets of genes that enable them to pump the heavy metal nickel out of ...
Published Scientists collect aardvark poop to understand how the species is impacted by climate in Africa
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a new study of aardvarks, researchers spent months in sub-Saharan Africa collecting poop from the...
Published Captive-bred birds able to improve their flight and migration performance
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Two types of experiences affect the behavioral skills of animals: the animal's environment during it...
Published Who knew that coprophagy was so vital for birds' survival?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research explains how eating feces (known as coprophagy) shapes wild birds' digestive tracts (gu...
Published What's quieter than a fish? A school of them
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Swimming in schools makes fish surprisingly stealthy underwater, with a group able to sound like a s...
Published How domestic rabbits become feral in the wild
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source After sequencing the genomes of nearly 300 rabbits from Europe, South America, and Oceania, research...
Published Researchers find that frogs can quickly increase their tolerance to pesticides
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Although there is a large body of research on pests evolving tolerances for the pesticides meant to...
Published Using spiders as environmentally-friendly pest control - Using Spiders as Environmentally-Friendly Pest Control
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricult...
Published Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research - Moths: The Surprising Pollinators
(via sciencedaily.com) Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new re...