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When Mountain Lions Hunt, They Prey on the Weak
Predators may notice illnesses in mule deer. Predators do not always play fair. Sometimes they choose their victims based on physical condition, preferring young, old, sick or injured prey. That is th… more →
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When Mountain Lions Hunt, They Prey on the Weak
ab wrote 2 days ago: Predators may notice illnesses in mule deer. Predators do not always play fair. Sometimes they choos … more →
Orphan Army Ants Join Nearby Colonies
ab wrote 2 days ago: Army ants are group predators that overwhelm large arthropods and other social insect colonies. Here … more →
In Search of the Geep
ab wrote 2 days ago: Q. I have a soft-drink bottle cap with a trivia item printed inside that says that if a sheep and a … more →
If a Tree Falls in a Forest...
maxefremov wrote 4 days ago: This I stumbled upon when fooling around with one of the most powerful search engines in the world, … more →
Nature is worth a set of equations
adonis49 wrote 5 days ago: Nature is worth a set of equations; (Nov. 17, 2009) I have been reading speeches and comments … more →
Ancient Penguin DNA Raises Doubts About Accuracy of Genetic Dating Techniques
ab wrote 1 week ago: Adelie penguins have survived in Antarctica for thousands of years and are invaluable for genetic re … more →
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black And White
ab wrote 1 week ago: Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and … more →
Why can't chimps speak?
ab wrote 1 week ago: Connie Casey checks in for a flight to Denver holding Mikayla, her 15-month-old chimpanzee, at Lambe … more →
The deep-sea crab that eats trees
ab wrote 1 week ago: M. andamanica, a wood-muncher Deep under the ocean, there is a species of crab that eats trees. The … more →
Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?
ab wrote 1 week ago: This male Hetaerina damselfly from the occisa species has red spots at the base and tip of its wings … more →
For Elephant Seals, a Restful Downward Spiral
ab wrote 1 week ago: Northern elephant seals are long-distance mariners, voyaging for two to eight months at a time witho … more →
Conserving Historic Apple Trees
ab wrote 1 week ago: Apple trees still stand in the historic Chase Ranch orchard, planted by the Chase family circa 1870 … more →
Pigs Prove to Be Smart, if Not Vain
ab wrote 1 week ago: We’ve all heard the story of the third Little Pig, who foiled the hyperventilating wolf by building … more →
Organ Regeneration In Zebrafish: Unraveling The Mechanisms
ab wrote 1 week ago: Unlike humans, zebrafish are able to regenerate amputated appendages. The search for the holy grail … more →
Spirit bears become 'invisible'
ab wrote 2 weeks ago: The benefits of being different On a few islands in western Canada, white ’spirit bears’ … more →
October Weather - Mixed Bag
norstarnewengland wrote 2 weeks ago: I waited for Blue Hill Observatory to post the weather summary for October. The report on the front … more →
New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery
ab wrote 2 weeks ago: Falkland wolf (Dusicyon australis). (Original description: Canis antarcticus.) (Credit: Darwin, C. R … more →
Great whites near shore more often than believed
ab wrote 2 weeks ago: Shark experts surprised by research in Pacific White shark biologist Scot Anderson looks on as a lar … more →
Newly Discovered Ankylosaur Dinosaur Is 'Biological Version Of An Army Tank'
ab wrote 2 weeks ago: A husband and wife team of American paleontologists has discovered a new species of dinosaur that li … more →
