Animals

  1. Animals

    Why some birds sing elaborate songs in the winter

    Several obvious hypotheses fail to explain why great reed warblers sing in winter.

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  2. Animals

    Meet the tarantula in black

    Named for Johnny Cash, a new species of tarantula makes its home in the shadow of Folsom Prison.

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  3. Animals

    Microbes may help bears stay healthy when fat for hibernation

    Brown bears fatten up for hibernation without suffering from weight-related problems. A new study shows that their gut microbes may help.

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  4. Genetics

    Bedbug genome spills secrets of violence, weird sex

    Maps of bedbugs’ genetic material reveal clues to their success.

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  5. Animals

    Purpose of zebra stripes remains a mystery

    Zebra stripes don’t help the animals disappear in the vision of predators, a new study finds.

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  6. Animals

    Behavior, body size impact bats’ fight against white-nose syndrome

    Behavioral and physical traits buffer some bats against white-nose syndrome while leaving others vulnerable.

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  7. Animals

    Skin color changes reveal octopus drama

    Shallow-water octopuses use changes in skin color to communicate aggression to their peers, study suggests.

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  8. Animals

    Feral dogs take a bite out of Andean wildlife

    A survey of a remote park in Ecuador finds feral dogs are a problem for many species of native mammals.

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  9. Animals

    Devils Hole pupfish may not have been so isolated for so long

    New genetic study questions Devils Hole pupfish’s supposed history of long isolation.

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  10. Animals

    Climate change may be deadly for snowshoe hares

    The mismatch between coat color and the landscape can be deadly for a snowshoe hare.

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  11. Animals

    Christmas tree worms have eyes that breathe, gills that see

    Christmas tree worms and other fan worms have improvised some of the oddest eyes.

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  12. Animals

    Tegu lizards warm up for mating season

    The heat is on in tegu lizards during mating season, study suggests.

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