Unbelievable but true. There are spiders that eat snakes. Spiders are primarily insectivores, but they occasionally expand their menu by catching and eating small snakes. And observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world.
Category: Animal Behavior
The cat’s meow
Listen up, cat lovers! Research analyzing 440 recordings of “meows emitted by cats in different contexts”. Weird, right? Meow!
Elephant Personality Predicts Problem-Solving
New research reveals that an elephant’s personality may play an important role in how well that elephant can solve novel problems.
Pet Food Junkies: Addictive Additives in Commercially Processed Pet Food
Pets are now seemingly addicted to their commercially processed pet food. The stories are everywhere. And it is not just our imagination…
Sharks Use Natural GPS for Directions
Researchers now have some of the first solid evidence that sharks rely on magnetic fields for their long-distance forays across … More
Do Animals Laugh? Yes, say researchers
Scientists have uncovered considerable documentation suggesting that animals other than humans laugh. The researchers examined the existing scientific literature on … More
Fear Triggers Aggressive Dog Behavior, say researchers
A new study studying 9,000 dogs has demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species and the owner’s previous experience of dogs were associated with aggressive behavior towards humans.
Ants respond like humans to social isolation
Ants react to social isolation in a similar way as do humans and other social mammals.
Giraffe Girl Gangs? Yes. And they play an important role
Scientists discover that girl gang social units may be important to giraffe evolution and survival.
When Gorillas Beat their Chests, They Really Mean It
A team of international researchers have shown that chest beats reliably indicate the body size of the chest beater. Body size indicates competitive ability in gorillas. Therefore this information is likely to be crucial for rival males, as well as females in influencing mate choice.
Female monkeys use male monkeys as ‘hired guns’ to protect themselves
According to new research, female monkeys use males as ‘hired guns’ for defense against predators. More specifically, the research team … More
Dogs and Jealousy
New research confirms dogs can–and do–express jealousy when their human family member interacts with rival dogs.
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