Animals News
July 26, 2024
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July 26, 2024 — Using data from 6,645 camera traps across the United States, researchers mapped populations of 25 mammal species. They determined that climate, not human activity, was the primary factor in mammals ...
July 25, 2024 — Researchers have found New Zealand's endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going ...
July 25, 2024 — Mammals that have evolved more developed brains tend to have a smaller size difference between males and females of that species, according to new ...
July 25, 2024 — Over the last century, a once-deadly mosquito-borne virus has evolved so that it no longer sickens humans. New research shows that changes in the virus's ability to target human cells paralleled the decline in illness and death. The findings offer ...
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July 24, 2024 — Hens fluff their head feathers and blush to express different emotions and levels of excitement, according to a new ...
July 24, 2024 — Researchers have captured what they believe is the first ever video of a shark or any large marine animal being struck by a ...
July 24, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that the serrated edges of Komodo dragons' teeth are tipped with iron. The study gives new insight into how Komodo dragons keep their teeth razor-sharp and may provide ...
July 24, 2024 — A study looks at the maximum possible sizes of dinosaurs, using the carnivore, Tyrannosaurus rex, as an example. Using computer modelling, experts produced estimates that T. Rex might have been 70% ...
July 24, 2024 — Researchers have been tracking a 26-foot endangered whale shark -- named 'Rio Lady' -- with a satellite transmitter for more than four years -- a record for whale sharks and one of the longest ...
July 24, 2024 — A new study provides evidence that a spillover of avian influenza from birds to dairy cattle across several U.S. states has now led to mammal-to-mammal transmission -- between cows and from cows to ...
July 23, 2024 — Palaeontologists are helping resolve the evolution and ecology of Odaraia, a taco-shaped marine animal that lived during the Cambrian period. Fossils ...
July 23, 2024 — Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across ...
July 22, 2024 — A little leg may reveal something big about how closely related insect species can drastically differ in body shape, according to a new study. The team imaged live cells of fruit flies in the last ...
July 22, 2024 — Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more 'pessimistic' choices, new research finds. Researchers ...
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July 22, 2024 — Male elephants use infrasonic rumbles to signal group departures, revealing complex vocal coordination and strong social ...
July 22, 2024 — When people are having a conversation, they rapidly take turns speaking and sometimes even interrupt. Now, researchers who have collected the largest ever dataset of chimpanzee ...
July 19, 2024 — Some species of fish can evolve their egg-laying habits in response to predators in the area in order to survive, according to new ...
July 19, 2024 — A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution. The discovery, based on four remarkably well-preserved specimens found curled together in a ...
July 18, 2024 — A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, researchers ...
July 18, 2024 — By harnessing the power of machine learning, researchers have constructed a framework for analyzing what factors most significantly contribute to a species' genetic ...
July 17, 2024 — A pioneering study has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. The study on the mysterious leopard seal represents a major advance in ...
July 17, 2024 — The most threatened reef fishes are also the most overlooked by scientists and the general public. Scientists measured the level of human interest in 2,408 species of marine reef fish and found that ...
July 17, 2024 — Pet cats may be excellent animal models for the study of obesity origins and treatment in humans, a new study of feline gut microbes suggests -- and both species would likely get healthier in the ...
July 17, 2024 — Researchers have analysed data from 127 studies to reveal 'thresholds' for when logged rainforests lose the ability to sustain themselves. The results could widen the scope of which forests ...
July 17, 2024 — Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu viruses can also ...
July 16, 2024 — Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. A new study examines the effect of social and ...
July 16, 2024 — Although there is a large body of research on pests evolving tolerances for the pesticides meant to destroy them, there have been considerably fewer studies on how non-target animals in these ...
July 15, 2024 — A study helps explain why dairy cows infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza are shedding the virus in their milk. Their findings could help develop biosecurity measures aimed at slowing the ...
July 15, 2024 — Studying polar bears just became a lot easier with new 'burr on fur' trackers which confirmed scientists' belief that subadult and adult males spend most of their time on land lazing ...
July 12, 2024 — After sequencing the genomes of nearly 300 rabbits from Europe, South America, and Oceania, researchers found that all of them had a mix of feral and domestic DNA. They say this was not what they had ...
July 11, 2024 — An invasive fungus that colonizes the skin of hibernating bats with deadly consequences is a stealthy invader that uses multiple strategies to slip into the small mammals' skin cells and quietly ...
July 11, 2024 — Cooperative hunting, resource sharing, and using the same signals to communicate the same information -- these are all examples of cultural sharing that have been observed between distinct animal ...
July 11, 2024 — Researchers have found that the key to a quick and cost-effective mapping of biodiversity has been right in front of our eyes all along, but at the same time invisible -- i.e., in the air that ...
July 11, 2024 — A study has revealed that the earliest Neolithic groups to settle some 7,000 years ago in the Pyrenean site of Coro Trasito (Tella, Huesca) used species selection strategies to manufacture their ...
Monday, July 22, 2024
- Male Elephants Signal 'let's Go' With Deep Rumbles
- Chimpanzees Gesture Back and Forth Quickly Like in Human Conversations
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Fish Adjust Reproduction in Response to Predators
- New Snake Discovery Rewrites History, Points to North America's Role in Snake Evolution
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Hundreds of New Genome Sequences Fill Gaps in the Fruit Fly Tree of Life
- Using AI to Scrutinize, Validate Theories on Animal Evolution
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- The Courtship of Leopard Seals Off the Coast of South America
- The Most Endangered Fish Are the Least Studied
- What Fat Cats on a Diet May Tell Us About Obesity in Humans
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far
- Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Could Intensive Farming Raise Risk of New Pandemics?
- Researchers Find That Frogs Can Quickly Increase Their Tolerance to Pesticides
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Receptors Make Dairy Cows a Prime Target for Influenza
- Wildlife Tracking Technology That Adheres to Fur Delivers Promising Results from Trials on Wild Polar Bears
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Stealth Fungus Has Decimated North American Bats but Scientists May Be a Step Closer to Treating White-Nose Syndrome
- Introducing Co-Cultures: When Co-Habiting Animal Species Share Culture
- Mapping the World's Fungi from Air Samples
- Early Pyrenean Neolithic Groups Applied Species Selection Strategies to Produce Bone Artifacts
- Movement Sensors Show Promise in Identifying Racehorses at Injury Risk
- Global Database Reveals Large Gaps in Our Knowledge of Four-Footed Animals
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- A New Species of Extinct Crocodile Relative Rewrites Life on the Triassic Coastline
- Lion With Nine Lives Breaks Record With Longest Swim in Predator-Infested Waters
- Wolves' Return Has Had Only Small Impact on Deer Populations in NE Washington
- Whale Remains Tracked to Highlight Sustainable Disposal Benefits
- Researchers Listen to the Hearts of Bats in Flight
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Raw Milk Is Risky, but Airborne Transmission of H5N1 from Cow's Milk Is Inefficient in Mammals
- Ancient Dingo DNA Shows Modern Dingoes Share Little Ancestry With Modern Dog Breeds
- Brain Size Riddle Solved as Humans Exceed Evolution Trend
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Deep Machine-Learning Speeds Assessment of Fruit Fly Heart Aging and Disease, a Model for Human Disease
- Pasteurization Inactivates Highly Infectious Avian Flu in Milk, Study Suggests
- Blue and Great Tits Deploy Surprisingly Powerful Memories to Find Food
- Giant Salamander-Like Creature Was a Top Predator in the Ice Age Before the Dinosaurs
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Spotted Apex Predator Being Pressured by Spotted Pack Hunters -- And It's Our Fault
- Near Chromosome-Level Genome of the Mojave Poppy Bee
- An Ant That Selectively Amputates the Infected Limbs of Wounded Sisters
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Genetic Patterns of World's Farmed, Domesticated Foxes Revealed Via Historical Deep-Dive
- The Evidence Is Mounting: Humans Were Responsible for the Extinction of Large Mammals
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- New Mathematical Model Sheds Light on the Absence of Breastfeeding in Male Mammals
- Bird Flu Stays Stable on Milking Equipment for at Least One Hour
- Wolves Reintroduced to Isle Royale Temporarily Affect Other Carnivores, Humans Have Influence as Well
- Invasive Ants Spread by Hitchhiking on Everyday Vehicles
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Genetic Stability in a Long-Term Panamanian Hybrid Zone of Manakin Birds
- From Takeoff to Flight, the Wiring of a Fly's Nervous System Is Mapped
- Biting Flies on Dairy Farms Can Spread Bovine Mastitis
- Frog 'saunas' A Lifeline for Endangered Frog Populations
Monday, June 24, 2024
Friday, June 21, 2024
Thursday, June 20, 2024
- New Study Finds Dinosaur Fossils Did Not Inspire the Mythological Griffin
- Newly Discovered Dinosaur Boasts Big, Blade-Like Horns
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024
- Early Homo Sapiens Facilitated the Establishment of the Bonelli's Eagle in the Mediterranean 50,000 Years Ago
- Tiny New Zealand Bird Delivers a Lesson in Birdsong Evolution
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- Sweaty Cattle May Boost Food Security in a Warming World
- Dolphins With Elevated Mercury Levels in Florida and Georgia
- Lazy Predator: A New Species of Mountain Pitviper from China
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
- Pacific Coast Gray Whales Have Gotten 13% Shorter in the Past 20-30 Years, Oregon State Study Finds
- Fruit Fly Brain Shows How Simple Commands Turn Into Complex Behaviors
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
- Specialist and Migratory Birds at Greater Risk Under Climate Change
- Haiku May Shine a Light on Humans' Relationship With Insects
- Researchers Create Realistic Virtual Rodent
Monday, June 10, 2024
- Two Can Play That Game: Juvenile Dolphins Who Play Together Are More Successful as Adults
- Elephants Have Names for Each Other Like People Do, New Study Shows
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Flapping Frequency of Birds, Insects, Bats and Whales Described by Universal Equation
- Fishy Mystery of Marine Reptile Solved
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Giant Viruses Found on Greenland Ice Sheet
- Using AI to Decode Dog Vocalizations
- Human Activity Contributed to Woolly Rhinoceros' Extinction
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Captivating Blue-Colored Ant Discovered in India's Remote Siang Valley
- Food Drove the Evolution of Giraffes' Long Neck
- How Sharks Survived a Major Spike in Earth's Temperature
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- 'Ugly' Fossil Places Extinct Saber-Toothed Cat on Texas Coast
- Novel Virus Identified in Zebrafish from the Pet Trade Causes Disease in Laboratory Fish
- The Missing Puzzle Piece: A Striking New Snake Species from the Arabian Peninsula
- Musankwa Sanyatiensis, a New Dinosaur from Zimbabwe
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Acute Sense of Touch Helps Hummingbirds Hover Near a Flower Without Bumping Into It
- Complete X and Y Chromosome Sequences of Living Great Ape Species Determined
- Fatal Attraction: When Endangered Species Try to Mate With Domestic Relatives, Both Wildlife and People Lose
- Slugs and Snails Love the City, Unlike Other Animals
- Wild Megalopolis: Study Shows Unexpected Pockets of Biodiversity Pepper Los Angeles
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Smarter Foragers Do Not Forage Smarter
- When Should You Neuter or Spay Your Dog?
- Bringing Back an Ancient Bird
- Why Do Dyeing Poison Frogs Tap Dance?
- Tracking Animals Without Markers in the Wild
- How Killifish Embryos Use Suspended Animation to Survive Over 8 Months of Drought
- Florida Fossil Porcupine Solves a Prickly Dilemma 10-Million Years in the Making
Friday, May 24, 2024
- High H5N1 Influenza Levels Found in Mice Given Raw Milk from Infected Dairy Cows
- Caterpillars Can Detect Their Predators by the Static Electricity They Emit
- Bigger Is Better: Male Proboscis Monkeys' Enhanced Noses Evolved to Attract Mates
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Birdsong and Human Voice Built from Same Genetic Blueprint
- Biodiversity in Crabs: More Than Counting Species
- Constantly on the Hunt for Food: Harbor Porpoises More Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
- Foraging Ants Navigate More Efficiently When Given Energy-Drink-Like Doses of Caffeine