‘Safety in numbers’ tactic keeps Pacific salmon safe from predators
Animals that live in groups tend to be more protected from predators. That idea might be common sense, but it’s ...
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Top predators could ‘trap’ themselves trying to adapt to climate change, study shows
Link to Google Drive folder containing images: Credit: Bobby-Jo Vial Link to Google Drive folder containing images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U7acqtX0fuqAHq45YPxTSKXbZAaD6Xlh?usp=sharing As climate ...
What did Megalodon eat? Anything it wanted — including other predators.
New Princeton research shows that prehistoric megatooth sharks — the biggest sharks that ever lived — were apex predators at the highest level ever ...
As the ocean heats up hungrier predators take control
A hotter ocean is a hungrier ocean—at least as far as fish predators are concerned. In a new field study ...
These bats deter predators by buzzing like hornets
In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species imitates a more dangerous one in an evolutionary “ruse” that affords the mimic protection ...
Study of ancient predators sheds light on how humans did – or didn’t – find food
A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans did – ...
Voles cut grass to watch flying predators
A tiny rodent trims tall grasses so it can watch the skies for flying predators, new research shows. Credit: Guoliang ...
Fear of predators in free-living wildlife reduces population growth over generations
Predators kill prey and prey attempt to avoid being killed by predators; the former obviously reduces the number of prey ...
Sea urchins’ ballistic escape from predators
Sea urchins, albeit having a limited and ancestral sensory system, can show a complex behaviour when escaping a predator. These ...
Study finds fish rubbing up against their predators — sharks
MIAMI—While rubbing up against a shark sounds like a risky move if you’re a fish, a collaborative research team led ...
Translating a stealthy predator’s aeroacoustics to jets, choppers, turbines, and more
A jet airliner roaring to the tarmac has more in common with an offshore wind farm than you may expect. ...
When predators matter! Study of voles on Arctic island advances knowledge of small-mammal population dynamics
Ottawa, September 10, 2021 - A decades-long study of voles on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is offering insights into ...