Tag: Animal behavior
Pit bulls went from America’s best friend to public enemy –...
Colin Dayan, Vanderbilt University
As recently as 50 years ago, the pit bull was America’s favorite dog. Pit bulls...
Paws for thought: the pros and cons of a pet-friendly office
Janette Young, University of South Australia and Saravana Kumar, University of South Australia
For you and your pooch a...
Making room for wildlife: 4 essential reads
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Millions of Americans enjoy observing and photographing wildlife near their homes or on trips. But...
Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the...
Tom Langen, Clarkson University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
Deer have antlers, walruses have tusks – here’s why so few...
Alexandre V. Palaoro, Clemson University and João C. T. Menezes, UMass Amherst
Mating season in the animal kingdom can...
African wild dogs cope with human development using skills they rely...
Scott Creel, Montana State University
Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human...
Zoos and aquariums shift to a new standard of ‘animal welfare’...
Michael J. Renner, Drake University
In 1980 I visited the zoo in a major U.S. city and found row after row of bare concrete...
We used peanuts and a climbing wall to learn how squirrels...
Lucia F. Jacobs, University of California, Berkeley; Nathaniel Hunt, University of Nebraska Omaha, and Robert J. Full, University of California, Berkeley
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
