Wild 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 22, 2024 — Researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering an alternative to insecticides. Their study focused on the genetic basis of species incompatibility. They crossed Ae. ...
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 ...
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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 — 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 22, 2024 — Raising squid in aquaculture has been a challenge that researchers have tried to address for many decades without meaningful success. Squid are highly sensitive to changes in water flow, are ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers use genomes to help restore the American chestnut population and adjust species breeding to the changing ...
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 'conversations' have ...
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 ...
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 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 use a ...
Earlier Headlines
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 18, 2024 — New research is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses. The discovery offers a new theoretical framework for understanding these dynamic ...
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 — 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 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 12, 2024 — Tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the United States, especially in cities, as part of climate mitigation efforts given the many environmental benefits of urban forests. But a new study ...
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 12, 2024 — From sifting through topsoil for native truffles to cracking open hard shells of seeds and nuts to munch on the tasty kernels, Australia bettongs and potoroos are described as 'ecosystem ...
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 — The ability of salmon hatcheries to increase wild salmon abundance may come at the cost of reduced diversity among wild salmon, according to a new ...
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 — Native plants and non-native crops do not fare well in proximity to one another, attracting pests that spread diseases in both directions, according to two new ...
July 11, 2024 — Researchers developed TetrapodTraits -- a global database of animals with four feet -- which can now be applied for better ecology, evolution and conservation ...
July 10, 2024 — A record-breaking swim by two lion brothers across a predator-infested African river has been documented in a new study. The researchers say the 1km swim is another example of iconic wildlife species ...
July 10, 2024 — Wolves returned to Washington state in 2008. A new study shows that, despite their rising numbers, wolves are not having much of an impact on white-tailed deer, one of their primary prey. Scientists ...
July 10, 2024 — A new paper reveals that it's not as straightforward as it might seem. Despite decades of data collection by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which has been valuable to ...
July 10, 2024 — Unique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within ...
July 9, 2024 — The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in what researchers believe is the first local extinction of a species caused by sea level rise in the ...
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
- Secrets Behind Viral Precision
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- The Courtship of Leopard Seals Off the Coast of South America
- The Most Endangered Fish Are the Least Studied
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- How Domestic Rabbits Become Feral in the Wild
- Cracking Open a Tasty Menu for Captive Marsupials to Sink Their Teeth Into
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- A Stealth Fungus Has Decimated North American Bats but Scientists May Be a Step Closer to Treating White-Nose Syndrome
- Hatcheries Can Boost Wild Salmon Numbers but Reduce Diversity, Studies Find
- Introducing Co-Cultures: When Co-Habiting Animal Species Share Culture
- Wild Plants and Crops Don't Make Great Neighbors, Research Finds
- Global Database Reveals Large Gaps in Our Knowledge of Four-Footed Animals
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- 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
- Tackling the Challenge of Coca Plant ID: Wild Vs Cultivated for Cocaine
- Researchers Listen to the Hearts of Bats in Flight
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Restored Oyster Sanctuaries Host More Marine Life
- Brain Size Riddle Solved as Humans Exceed Evolution Trend
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- 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
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Ocean Acidification Turns Fish Off Coral Reefs
- 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
- To Protect Corals from Summer Heatwaves, We Should Help Their Microbial Symbionts Evolve Heat Tolerance in the Lab
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Genetic Stability in a Long-Term Panamanian Hybrid Zone of Manakin Birds
- Frog 'saunas' A Lifeline for Endangered Frog Populations
Monday, June 24, 2024
Thursday, June 20, 2024
- Wild Chimpanzees Seek out Medicinal Plants to Treat Illness and Injuries
- Newly Discovered Dinosaur Boasts Big, Blade-Like Horns
- Wild Yeasts from Patagonia Could Yield New Flavors of Lagers
- Insecticides Contributed to Loss of Butterflies Across American Midwest, Study Finds
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
- Fishy Parenting? Punishing Offspring Encourages Cooperation
- Restored Rat-Free Islands Could Support Hundreds of Thousands More Breeding Seabirds
Monday, June 17, 2024
Friday, June 14, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
- The Scary, Yet Promising World of Phages, the Pathogen's Pathogen
- Outdoor Recreation Noise Affects Wildlife Behavior and Habitat Use, Study Finds
- Lazy Predator: A New Species of Mountain Pitviper from China
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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
- Fish out of Water: How Killifish Embryos Adapted Their Development
- Fish in Schools Have an Easier Time Swimming in Rough Waters
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
- Flapping Frequency of Birds, Insects, Bats and Whales Described by Universal Equation
- Fishy Mystery of Marine Reptile Solved
- Early Summer Fishing Can Have an Evolutionary Impact, Resulting in Smaller Salmon
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Combining Pest Treatments May Be Key to Helping Honey Bees Survive the Winter
- Using AI to Decode Dog Vocalizations
Monday, June 3, 2024
- Wire Snare Removal in Protected Areas Is Labor-Intensive but Effective -- And Essential to Solving the Southeast Asian Snaring Crisis
- Food Drove the Evolution of Giraffes' Long Neck
- How Sharks Survived a Major Spike in Earth's Temperature
Thursday, May 30, 2024
- Trout in Mine-Polluted Rivers Are Genetically 'isolated'
- Novel Virus Identified in Zebrafish from the Pet Trade Causes Disease in Laboratory Fish
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
- Antibiotic Pollution Disrupts the Gut Microbiome and Blocks Memory in Aquatic Snails
- 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
- Marine Protected Areas Don't Line Up With Core Habitats of Rare Migratory Fish, Finds New Research
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Friday, May 24, 2024
- Entomologist Sheds Light on 250-Year-Old Mystery of the German Cockroach
- 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
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Designing a Better Nest to Help Endangered Turtles
- Biodiversity in Crabs: More Than Counting Species
- Finding the Beat of Collective Animal Motion
- Constantly on the Hunt for Food: Harbor Porpoises More Vulnerable Than Previously Thought
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Escaped GMO Canola Plants Persist Long-Term, but May Be Losing Their Extra Genes
- Australian Study Proves 'humans Are Planet's Most Frightening Predator'
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Improving Statistical Methods to Protect Wildlife Populations
- Rabies Outbreaks in Costa Rica Cattle Linked to Deforestation
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Genes Provide Hope for the Survival of Arabia's Last Big Cat
- Cloudy Waters Causes African Fish to Develop Bigger Eyes
- Meerkat Chit-Chat
- Cooperative Hunting Requires Less Brainpower Than Previously Thought
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Bees and Butterflies on the Decline in Western and Southern North America
- Parasitic Worm Likely Playing Role in Decline of Moose Populations
- Climate Change Is Most Prominent Threat to Pollinators
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu Detected in New York City Wild Birds
- Iconic Baobabs: The Origin and Long-Distance Travels of Upside Down Trees
- Tiger Beetles Fight Off Bat Attacks With Ultrasonic Mimicry
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- Genetics Provide Key to Fight Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Most Dangerous Areas for Whale Shark-Shipping Vessel Collisions Revealed
Monday, May 13, 2024
- New Viruses That Could Cause Epidemics on the Horizon
- Island Birds More Adaptable Than Previously Thought
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- New Record Holder for Smallest Dispersers of Ingested Seeds: Woodlice
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments