Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing this question, a recent study shows that predator and prey behaviors ...

Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...

Animals often rely on instincts and strategies that look shocking to human eyes. These behaviors can involve unusual hunting methods, unsettling defenses, or ways of surviving that seem harsh by our ...

There are many different names for animal behaviors. One example is stotting. While you may not have heard the word before, you’ve definitely seen it in person or online. Stotting is the behavior ...

Take a look at this clip of a peregrine falcon attacking a fox and then discover the background behind the behavior.

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator ...

One female seal displayed postmortem attentive behavior (PAB) for at least 20 days, the longest documented case in pinnipeds and among the longest for any mammal. Their paper documents a previously ...

A trail camera in Turkmenistan picked up incredible footage of a rarely seen endangered species drinking water like a domesticated house cat. "At times human intervention to some extent is required ...

A study shows that rattlesnake rattling works as a powerful warning signal that scares animals and prevents dangerous encounters in the wild.

The fossil vomit was found at the Bromacker site in central Germany, one of the few sites that preserves a fully terrestrial ...