ethology
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7 Ways Evolution Really Nailed Animal Camouflage
A paramount rule of the animal kingdom is not to be seen unless you want to be. It goes for predators as much as prey: going unnoticed means surviving longer, either because it allows you to catch food or keeps you from becoming it. Here are some of the more creative ways that natural selection…
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You Really Don’t Want to Know How Giraffes Flirt
Recent research into giraffe behavior has revealed some unexpected—and, frankly, gross—mating habits.
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Researchers Stalked Death’s-Head Hawkmoths in a Plane to Learn Their Navigation Secrets
It’s a bird, it’s a plane — no wait, it’s a migrating moth… being followed by a plane?
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Dogs Mourn the Loss of a Canine Companion, New Evidence Suggests
The death of a dog can be devastating for families, but new evidence from Italy suggests surviving dogs can also be profoundly affected by the loss, resulting in an assortment of behavioural changes that scientists say are consistent with grieving.