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Category: Animal Behavior

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.

Gorilla chest beating

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

Female monkeys maniulate male monkey behavior

Dogs and Jealousy

New research confirms dogs can–and do–express jealousy when their human family member interacts with rival dogs.

Dogs express jealousy

Sexual enticements to lure your prey out of hiding? Yes, say cone snails.

Cone snails aren’t glamorous. They don’t have svelte waistlines or jaw-dropping good looks. Yet, some of these worm-hunting gastropods are … More

cone worms lure their prey with sexual enticements

Mice Regularly Practice Social Distancing

For mice and many other animals, certain behaviors such as mating and fighting are innately programmed, meaning that the animals … More

Mice naturally practice social distancing around other sick mice

Who Really Loves NYC? Baby White Sharks!

New scientific research reveals that more than 90 percent of baby white sharks were positioned within 20 kilometers of Long Island’s southern shoreline, which further confirms the importance of this region to baby white sharks.

Baby white sharks loves New York City coasline

The secret lives of honey bees

Unique video from within beehives provides never before seen by humans special insight into honey bee behaviors…

Scientists videotape secret lives of honey bees

Who is Smarter? Sheep or Goats?

A new study investigated how well sheep and goats were able to navigate around obstacles to reach food. 

Researchers studied goats and sheep to discover which is smarter

Bizarre circling behavior observed in marine mammals

For reasons researchers don’t yet understand, green sea turtles, sharks, penguins, and marine mammals all do something rather unusual: swim in circles.

Scientists baffled at new discovery of circling behavior by marine mammals

Clever Sperm Whales Outwit Human Predators

A recent study of 19th-century whalers’ logbooks shows that sperm whales rapidly learned new ways to avoid their predators’ harpoons. 

Sperm Whales learn ways to outwit human predators

Dogs In Sync with Kids, say Researchers

The results of a new study have shown that dogs synchronize their behavior with the children in their family.

Dogs are synchronized with children in family

Wasp Babysitters

Researchers have discovered that wasps provide crucial support to their extended families by babysitting at neighboring nests.

Researchers discovered wasp babysitters

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