Wild Animals News
May 16, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — When tiger beetles hear a bat nearby, they respond by creating a high-pitched, ultrasonic noise, and for the past 30 years, no one has known why. In a new study, scientists lay the mystery to rest by showing that tiger beetles use ultrasonic warning ...
May 15, 2024 — A parasitic worm that can infest the brains of moose appears to be playing a role in the decline of the iconic animal in some regions of North America. Moose populations have been dwindling for years across the country due to many contributing ...
May 15, 2024 — A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a recent ...
May 15, 2024 — The research cracks the code on the iconic baobab tree's origin story, revealing their surprising origins in Madagascar and incredible long-distance dispersals to Africa and Australia. The study unveils how baobabs developed unique pollination ...
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May 14, 2024 — Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's ...
May 13, 2024 — Suddenly they appear and -- like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus -- can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In ...
May 13, 2024 — The researchers found that birds were more evolutionarily similar on smaller, more isolated islands than on larger, less remote places. The team had expected to find that forested areas had more ...
May 7, 2024 — Chimpanzees continue to learn and hone their skills well into adulthood, a capacity that might be essential for the evolution of complex and varied tool use, according to a new ...
May 8, 2024 — Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so. The discovery underscores the crucial yet often overlooked role that small ...
May 8, 2024 — How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows how different the acceptance of various wild animals in urban areas is. Important factors are the places ...
May 6, 2024 — As the region reckons with its toxic history of offshore dumping off the California coast, new findings raise troubling questions about whether the banned pesticide remains a threat to wildlife and ...
May 3, 2024 — Evidence from archaeological sites in the medieval English city of Winchester shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for ...
May 2, 2024 — Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the marbled murrelet and other secretive, hard-to-study ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — The 17 species of red colobus monkey living across Africa, including in the Tai Project field station region, have been singled out by scientists as a priority conservation target. Protection of ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one scientist has an urgent message: Chemists and pharmacists should be key players ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A study of body size in leaf-nosed bats of the Solomon Islands has revealed surprising genetic diversity among nearly indistinguishable species on different ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Scientists have applied a data-driven approach to understanding firefly population dynamics on a continental scale. Key findings from this new study indicate that fireflies, part of the beetle order, ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Cichlid fishes exhibit differing degrees of curiosity. The cause for this lies in their genes, as reported by researchers. This trait influences the cichlids' ability to adapt to new ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from microbes in soybean processing ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — In the boreal forest of Western Canada, researchers have considered that both changing climate and increased habitat alteration have enabled deer to push farther ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers have published a comprehensive study on the invasion of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea, highlighting a rapid spread and the potential ecological impacts. The research shows the ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Oncorhynchus rastrosus, a giant species of salmon that lived in the North American Pacific Northwest a few million years ago, sported a pair of front teeth that projected out from the sides of its ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Every cuckoo is an adopted child -- raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new study sheds light on how parasites, often overlooked, can dramatically affect the balance between predator and prey populations. Researchers developed a groundbreaking mathematical framework ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research recently published, a species of frog that has evolved over the course of merely 25 ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — A study has found direct evidence of a species -- the American woodcock, a migratory shorebird from eastern and central North America -- that overlaps periods of migration and reproduction, a rare ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — What can be done when one threatened animal kills another? Scientists studying critically endangered lemurs in Madagascar confronted this difficult reality when they witnessed attacks on lemurs by ...
Apr. 20, 2024 — Anticipating changes to ecosystems is often at best an educated guess, but what if there was a way to better tune into possible changes occurring? Researchers have discovered that the silent growth ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A heart attack will leave a permanent scar on a human heart, yet other animals, including zebrafish, can clear cardiac scar tissue and regrow damaged muscle as adults. Biologists sheds new light on ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest accidental spill in history, released almost 100 million gallons of oil, causing significant pollution. A decade later, its long-term ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Mountain chickadees have among the best spatial memory in the animal kingdom. New research identifies the genes at play and offers insight into how a shifting climate may impact the evolution of this ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Missing Link in Species Conservation: Pharmacists, Chemists Could Turn Tide on Plant, Animal Extinction
- Researchers Parse Oddity of Distantly Related Bats in Solomon Islands That Appear Identical
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Fading Lights: Multiple Threats to North America's Firefly Populations
- More Plants on the Menu of Ancient Hunter-Gatherers
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Curiosity Promotes Biodiversity
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
- Deer Are Expanding North, and That's Not Good for Caribou
- Unveiling the Lionfish Invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- These Giant, Prehistoric Salmon Had Tusk-Like Teeth
- Color Variants in Cuckoos: The Advantages of Rareness
- How Parasites Shape Complex Food Webs
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Frog Species Evolved Rapidly in Response to Road Salts
- Tropical Fish Are Invading Australian Ocean Water
Friday, April 19, 2024
- 'Itinerant Breeding' In East Coast Shorebird Species
- Lemur's Lament: When One Vulnerable Species Stalks Another
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Why Can Zebrafish Regenerate Damaged Heart Tissue, While Other Fish Species Cannot?
- Fourteen Years After the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Endemic Fishes Face an Uncertain Future
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Mountain Chickadees Have Remarkable Memories. A New Study Explains Why
- Dog Attacks on Mountain Tapirs Highlight a Growing Threat to Endangered Wildlife
- Making Crops Colorful for Easier Weeding
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Reproductive Success Improves After a Single Generation in the Wild for Descendants of Some Hatchery-Origin Chinook Salmon
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Newly Sequenced Genome Reveals Coffee's Prehistoric Origin Story -- And Its Future Under Climate Change
Monday, April 15, 2024
Friday, April 12, 2024
- How Seaweed Became Multicellular
- Iconic Savanna Mammals Face Genetic Problems Due to Fences and Roads
- Africa's Iconic Flamingos Threatened by Rising Lake Levels
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- What's Quieter Than a Fish? A School of Them
- 'Teacher Toads' Can Save Native Animals from Toxic Cane Toads
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Dinosaur Study Challenges Bergmann's Rule
- Four in Five Bird Species Cannot Tolerate Intense Human Pressures
- Heat Stress from Ocean Warming Harms Octopus Vision
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Rusty-Patched Bumblebee's Struggle for Survival Found in Its Genes
- Fish Species That Move Rapidly Toward the Poles Due to Global Warming Decline in Abundance, Study Finds
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Demand for Critical Minerals Puts African Great Apes at Risk
- More Social Birds Are More Adventurous Feeders
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- How and Why Animals Can Live Alongside Humans
- When Did the Chicken Cross the Road? New Evidence from Central Asia
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Canada Lynx Historic Range in US Likely Wider Than Previously Thought
- Machine Learning Provides a New Picture of the Great Gray Owl
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Small Birds Spice Up the Already Diverse Diet of Spotted Hyenas in Namibia
- Lyrebird Synchronizes Elements of Its Mating Dance
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Understanding Cattle Grazing Personalities May Foster Sustainable Rangelands
- North American Cities May See a Major Species Turnover by the End of the Century
- Biologists Uncover New Species of Tiger Beetle: Eunota Houstoniana
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Researchers Find Energy Development and Tree Encroachment Impact Wyoming Pronghorn
- In Paleontology, Correct Names Are Keys to Accurate Study
- New Roadmap to Prevent Pandemics Centers on Protecting Biodiversity
- Two Coral Snakes Recorded Battling for Prey in a Scientific First
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Citizen Scientists Contribute Vital Information About 35 Seahorse Species
- Humans Pass More Viruses to Other Animals Than We Catch from Them
- Wild Bird Gestures 'after You'
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Killer Whales Use Specialized Hunting Techniques to Catch Marine Mammals in the Open Ocean
- Crawfish Could Transfer Ionic Lithium from Their Environment Into Food Chain
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Genes Identified That Allow Bacteria to Thrive Despite Toxic Heavy Metal in Soil
- Artificial Streams Reveal How Drought Shapes California's Alpine Ecosystems
- Global Wildlife Study During COVID-19 Shows Rural Animals Are More Sensitive to Human Activity
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Less Social With Age
- Shark-Bitten Orcas in the Northeastern Pacific Could Be a New Population of Killer Whale
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes
- Tropical Birds Could Tolerate Warming Better Than Expected, Study Suggests
- Sleep-Wake Rhythm: Fish Change Our Understanding of Sleep Regulation
- Chimp Moms Play With Their Offspring Through Good Times and Bad
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Sonic Youth: Healthy Reef Sounds Increase Coral Settlement
- New Study Shows How AI Can Help Us Better Understand Global Threats to Wildlife
- Who Knew That Coprophagy Was So Vital for Birds' Survival?
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Tsetse Fly Fertility Damaged After Just One Heatwave, Study Finds
- Giant Sequoias Are a Rapidly Growing Feature of the UK Landscape
- Gene Flow in Giraffes and What It Means for Their Conservation
- Cheetahs' Unrivalled Speed Explained by Their 'sweet Spot' Size, Finds Imperial Study
Monday, March 11, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
- Evolutionary Nature of Animal Friendships
- Mapping the Future's Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversity
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Early Life Adversity Leaves Long-Term Signatures in Baboon DNA
- Global Warming Is Affecting Bats' Hibernation
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Fossils of Giant Sea Lizard With Dagger-Like Teeth Show How Our Oceans Have Fundamentally Changed Since the Dinosaur Era
- 8 in 10 Lizards Could Be at Risk Due to Deforestation
Monday, March 4, 2024
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Slimming Down a Colossal Fossil Whale
- The Veil Varies More Than the Threat: Predator Selection on Variability in Camouflage and Warning Signals
- Researchers Are First to See at-Risk Bat Flying Over Open Ocean
- Birds and Bee Lessons as Pacific Field Trips Also Solve 'Michener's Mystery'
- Scientists Discover 18 New Species of Gut Microbes in Search for Origins of Antibiotic Resistance
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Older African Elephants Will Be Most Severely Affected by the Changing Climate
- Avian Influenza Virus Is Adapting to Spread to Marine Mammals
- Climate Change Shrinking Fish
- Chemistry in the Ground Affects How Many Offspring Wild Animals Have
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Walleye Struggle With Changes to Timing of Spring Thaw
- Extinctions Could Result as Fish Change Foraging Behavior in Response to Rising Temperatures