In studies of Arabidopsis thaliana, also known as mustard weed, a team of researchers at the University of Delaware found that when a plant has its leaf nicked, it plant sends out an emergency alert to neighboring plants, which...
Only a few animal species such as New Caledonian crows or some primates have so far been found to habitually use tools. Even fewer can manufacture their own tools. Nevertheless, the Goffin's cockatoo, an Indonesian parrot, exhibit both abilities...
This is a scanning electron micrograph of the bladder of Utricularia gibba, the humped bladderwort plant (color added). The plant is a voracious carnivore, with its tiny, 1-millimeter-long bladders leveraging vacuum pressure to suck in tiny prey at great...
Some of the dogs involved in the study of how brain scans may help find the best candidates for service dog training pose in front of an fMRI.
Credit: Gregory Berns, Emory University
Brain scans of canine candidates to assist people...
It's curious that we know relatively little about dogs' cognitive abilities when we know so much about the abilities of other animals, from primates to cetaceans, say experts.
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Dogs are one of the most common household...
The Javan rhino is a dusky grey color and has a single horn of up to about 10 inches. Their skin has a number of loose folds giving the appearance of armor plating.
Credit: World Wildlife Fund - Indonesia
The world's...
This is a picture of African Lion taken in Kenya.
Credit: Dr Chris Sandom.
The seven big cats that went extinct towards the end of the last Ice Age, including several sabre-toothed cats, are those which lost the greatest proportion of...
Asian elephant demonstrates body awareness.
Credit: Josh Plotnik/Rachel Dale.
Asian elephants are able to recognise their bodies as obstacles to success in problem-solving, further strengthening evidence of their intelligence and self-awareness, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge.
Self-awareness...
Male anemonefish are the primary caregivers in the nest. A new study examines how hormones influence their commitment to fathering.
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer
Like the father in "Finding Nemo," anemonefish dads will do almost anything to support their...
Two male cuttlefish, spurting ink, fight over a female.
Credit: Justine Allen and Derya Akkaynak
It sounds like Shakespearean drama: A male fights to protect his mate after a rival steals her away, using all his cunning and strength to win...
Mongoose pups may conceal their identity to avoid attack by adults they are not closely related to.
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Young mongooses may conceal their identity -- even from their own parents -- to survive.
Killing of pups is common...
