Animals

Animals

See-through shrimp flex invisible muscle

Much of the body of a Pederson’s transparent shrimp looks like watery nothing, but it’s a superhero sort of nothing.

Animals

Young vervet monkeys look to mom when learning

Among vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops), behaviors are passed from mother to child, a new study finds.

Animals

The Thing With Feathers

In the new book, "The Thing With Feathers," Noah Strycker brings people nose to beak with the plumed creatures he knows so well.

Animals

Pandas enjoy the sweet life

Unlike many of their carnivore relatives, bamboo-loving pandas can taste natural, and some artificial, sugars.

Animals

Zebra stripes may be mainly defense against flies

The function of zebra stripes may not be for camouflage or cooling, a new analysis finds.

Animals

As their homes warm, salamanders shrink

Many species of salamanders respond to climate change by getting smaller.

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Giant pandas like sweets, but prefer the natural ones

Despite sustaining themselves on bamboo, which isn't very sweet, giant pandas will indulge in a bit of sugar, if they can.

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Bats’ dinner conversation may go over your head

Hunting big brown bats do more than echolocate. When male bats compete for a single prize, they send social calls to keep other bats at bay.

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Skewed gender ratios turn bird world into a soap opera

Infidelity, divorce and polygamy become more common among birds when one sex is rarer and has more choice in partners.

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Mama frog’s care includes a gift of poison

Strawberry poison frog tadpoles get defensive chemicals through unfertilized, nutritious eggs provided by mom.

Animals

A parasitic cuckoo can be a good thing

Great spotted cuckoo chicks show that brood parasites may benefit their hosts.

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Owl monkeys’ fidelity linked to males’ quality of parenting

The evolution of animals’ sexual fidelity is probably linked to the intensity of male care, the researchers suggest.