Category: Zoology
21 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Guppies Where You Least Expect Them
Fish invades volcanic islands off coast of Africa
21 February 2013
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ScienceShot: When Sparks Fly
Bumblebees can detect flowers’ electric fields
20 February 2013
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Shark of the High Seas Actually a Homebody
First tagging data shows that some oceanic whitetips like to hang out in the Bahamas
20 February 2013
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Dolphins Can Call Each Other, Not by Name, But by Whistle
The discovery that a dolphin can imitate the signature whistle of another offers a glimpse of how these marine mammals converse
19 February 2013
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Video: Baby Giant Armadillo Ready for Its Close-Up
Newborn armadillo images offer peek into threatened species' life
14 February 2013
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Slideshow: Valentine's Day in the Animal Kingdom
How prevalent is monogamy in the wild?
13 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Can You Potty Train a Cow?
Canadian researchers try footbaths and puffs of air to help manage waste
12 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Sea Slug Sports Detachable Penis
Snail sloughs off its member after sex—and grows a new one
12 February 2013
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ScienceShot: Drab Guppies Find a Way to Score
Males court females surrounded by equally dowdy suitors
7 February 2013
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Ancestor of All Placental Mammals Revealed
Tiny, furry-tailed creature rose from the ashes of the dinosaurs
4 February 2013
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Sensitive Males Provide Clues to Mind Reading in Birds
Male Eurasian jays know which foods their mates want to eat next
31 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Minding Nemo
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rampant in ornamental fish
31 January 2013
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The Secret of the Pigeon's Crest
Bird's genome reveals DNA behind stunning plumage
31 January 2013
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What's Your Fish Thinking?
New technique allows scientists to watch a freely moving animal's neurons fire in real time
30 January 2013
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'Sound Maps' May Help Pigeons Navigate
Birds tune into faint background noise in atmosphere
30 January 2013
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Why Petting Feels Good
Scientists pinpoint special sensory cells that respond to gentle touch
28 January 2013
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Blind Mole Rats Show Evolution in Action
Rodent population appears to be dividing into two species despite lack of physical barrier
28 January 2013
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Video: The Smooth Moves of the Male Orb-Web Spider
A good dance can save your life
24 January 2013
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Dung Beetles Navigate by the Milky Way
They’re the first known insects guided by starlight
23 January 2013
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Diet Shaped Dog Domestication
Genomic analysis reveals that dogs and humans walked similar evolutionary paths
22 January 2013
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ScienceShot: What Birds Know About Fractal Geometry
Single number describing a partridge's feather patterns reveals its health
18 January 2013
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Slideshow: Sperm Whales Adopt Deformed Dolphin
Biologists spot rare show of benevolence amongst fierce hunters
17 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Camouflaged Quail Eggs Hide in Plain Sight
Ground-bound birds know which backgrounds make their eggs invisible to predators
16 January 2013
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The Elephant Killing Fields
Largest study to date tracks impact of poaching on African populations
16 January 2013
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ScienceShot: The Mystery of the Beaked Whales
Study reveals population decline in the elusive cetaceans
16 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Some Scorpions Turn the Light Out
Researchers find a few species that don't glow under UV light
15 January 2013
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Sloppy Barnacle Sex Shocks Scientists
Short penis no obstacle for "spermcasting" species
15 January 2013
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Sexual Cannibalism Is a Case of 'He Said, She Said'
Study finds misleading bias in the way biologists describe deadly copulations
14 January 2013
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Can Chimps Learn to Play Fair?
Study suggests that our closest relatives have a sense of equity, too
10 January 2013
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Are Crows Mind Readers ... Or Just Stressed Out?
New study suggests that the birds can indeed read each others thoughts
9 January 2013
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Video: Shark Embryos Sense Electric Fields
Even unhatched, the critters sense a threat
8 January 2013
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Aerial Acrobats: Pigeons Whoosh Through Tight Space
Studies of birds on the wing pave the way for autonomous aerial robots
4 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Meet the Amazing, Waterfall-Climbing Fish
The Nopili rock-climbing goby uses a powerful sucker to scale wet rocks
4 January 2013
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ScienceShot: Desert Elephants Trek Long Distances to Survive
Gourma pachyderms traverse 32,000 square kilometers in search of food and water
27 December 2012
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Slideshow: Virgin Birth Not So Miraculous in Animal Kingdom
A variety of animals reproduce without contribution from the other sex
21 December 2012
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ScienceShot: Comb Jelly Genome Sheds Light on ... Light
Findings may provide insight to evolution of eyes in more complex creatures
20 December 2012
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ScienceShot: Megapiranha Outchomps T. Rex
Ancient kin of today's river terrors could crush turtle shells
18 December 2012
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ScienceShot: Flying Squirrels Style Their Swoops
Recordings reveal surprising aspects of rodent flight
18 December 2012
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Orangutans Have a Big Idea
Thinking about tool use suggests similarities to human culture
14 December 2012
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Cicadas' Cycles Control Their Predators
Insects' mysterious cycle may help create a boom-bust cycle for the birds that eat them
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