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Although, we humans must rely on compasses and google maps to guide us, a diverse range of animals possess the incredible ability to detect the earth’s magnetic field, allowing them to migrate accurately over astonishing distances. These animals are able … Continue reading
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The Peahen Who Cried Wolf: Peafowl Can Differentiate Between the Anti-predator Calls of Conspecifics When it comes to being able to differentiate between the calls of comrades when a predator is near, it certainly pays to recognize their individual vocalizations. … Continue reading
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Michael Kim Insects Exploit Multiple Cues of Plants to Govern Behavior While the research field of signals and cues mostly focuses on animals such as mammals, signals and cues are also very important in plant species. The process of … Continue reading
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Bees provide a classic example of extreme complexity within animal societies. The exact geometry of the honeycomb and hive, combined with their tendency towards clearly defined echelons and rank, suggest that highly precise and ordered mechanisms are behind the seemingly … Continue reading
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Animal communication can come in many forms and can have many different receivers. Sometimes, however, information is picked up by unintended receivers. These are referred to as eavesdroppers. If this eavesdropper is a predator, a sent signal can be quite … Continue reading
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Catsharks are warm water dwelling sharks that tend to live near coral reefs and along the ocean floor, though some species prefer environments of greater depth. They are smaller sharks and grow to be a little over two feet long, and as their … Continue reading
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It’s easy to look at the bright colors on the cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis (pictured below) and assume that it appears that way to its fellow shrimp. But shrimp eyes do not work the same as ours, and research suggests that these … Continue reading
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Brain plasticity is the ability of the brain to adapt to new environments or situations by building connections or forming more cells. One of the most studied cases of brain plasticity is the ability of temperate songbirds to change the … Continue reading
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Birds are a vast class of animals that can be found in a variety of habitats around the world. One environment many reside in is also home to thousands of people; urban areas. As the world’s population climbs, so do the … Continue reading
Who’s Who in the Animal World It’s a dangerous world out there, and animals know it. For a social species, being able to alert the group to the presence of a predator is incredibly important, and one of the most … Continue reading
