Pet canines reply extra patiently when people clumsily drop a deal with out of attain…
Tag: animal behaviour
Ghost knifefish make electric ‘chirps’ to spot where other fish are
It’s lengthy been thought that {the electrical} chirps of brown ghost knifefish are for communication,…
Male chicks are more sociable if they were grown in warmer eggs
Increasing the temperature of egg incubators by 1°C or 2°C has proven promise to assist…
Why we shouldn’t attribute human motivations to animals like bees
Anthropomorphising animals reminiscent of chimps, dolphins and bees will stifle scientific enquiry as a substitute…
Male and female gibbons sing duets in time with each other
Lar gibbons name out sounds which are synchronised and happen at common intervals, musical qualities…
Sloths have double the grip strength of humans and other primates
Dangling from a tree with only a single foot, sloths can exert extra gripping drive…
Elephant-nose fish do a little dance to help them ‘see’ in 3D
Pulses of electrical energy give some fish the flexibility to determine objects or prey, and…
Flying squirrels carve nuts to store them securely in tree branches
Buried nuts would shortly rot within the tropical rainforests of Hainan Island, so flying squirrels…