Animal Behavior
As if hummingbirds weren’t fascinating enough.
Everyone’s talking about the Polar Vortex this week, and it’s hard not to feel sorry for the wildlife outside our windows. But should we?
Monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy to produce "clearly intelligible" human speech but lack the brain circuitry to do so, according to new research.
Have you ever taken a good look at a cat's tongue? If so, you may have noticed the tiny, sharp "spines" on its surface.
A new type of photoreceptor has now been discovered -- only the third to be found in animals -- that is about 50 times more efficient at capturing light than the the human eye.
Their unusual hormone levels fuel their bullying behavior, but at a cost.
Climate change is currently one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and one of the groups of animals most affected by the increase in temperature is amphibians.