Animals

  1. Animals

    Spider blood fluoresces

    Among spiders, fluorescence under ultraviolet light seems to be a widespread trait.

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  2. Animals

    Living Fossil: DNA puts rodent in family that’s not extinct after all

    The Laotian rock rat, which is very much alive, belongs to a rodent family that supposedly vanished 11 million years ago.

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  3. Animals

    Killer mice hit seabird chicks

    A surveillance video shows a worrisome sight: house mice nibbling to death rare seabird chicks on a remote island breeding colony.

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  4. Animals

    Too Few Jaws: Shark declines let rays overgraze scallops

    A shortage of big sharks on the U.S. East Coast is letting their prey flourish, and that prey is going hog wild, demolishing bay scallop populations.

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  5. Animals

    Honey, I Ate the Kids

    Some of the most devoted parents in the animal kingdom routinely devour some of their own children.

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  6. Animals

    It’s a Girl: Atlantic mystery squid undergoes scrutiny

    To scientists' surprise, a huge, deep-sea, gelatinous squid formerly reported only in the Pacific Ocean has turned up half a world away.

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  7. Animals

    Mafia Cowbirds: Do they muscle birds that don’t play ball?

    A new test offers the best evidence yet that cowbirds retaliate against birds that resist their egg scams.

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  8. Animals

    Snail Highways: By following trails, periwinkles save slime

    A snail that follows another snail's slimy path saves energy by not having to secrete so much mucus.

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  9. Animals

    Science behind the Soap Opera

    Tight family groups of meerkats in Africa's arid lands offer a chance to see the costs, as well as the charms, of cooperation. With audio.

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  10. Animals

    Bird Plans: Jays show foresight in breakfast menus

    The strongest evidence yet that animals plan ahead may come from western scrub jays preparing for their morning meals.

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    Perils of Migration: New evidence that bats stalk birds

    Big Mediterranean bats snatch migrating songbirds out of the night sky in spring and fall.

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  12. Animals

    What’s Going on Down There?

    In a 10-year, global effort, researchers exploring the unknowns of marine life have found bizarre fish, living-fossil shrimp, giant microbes, and a lot of other new neighbors.

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