They don’t just “have” a pet—they build a relationship. And that says more about their character than most people realize.
“The chin evolved largely by accident and not through direct selection, but as an evolutionary byproduct resulting from direct selection on other parts of the skull,” says Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, ...
Elephants are famous for their dexterous trunks, which the animals use to eat, drink, trumpet and breathe. If you take a ...
If you want an example of an eye-popping way to give birth, look no further than this curious amphibian. For a kick off, it doesn’t live exclusively in Suriname and it isn’t a toad, it’s an aquatic ...
Two sloth bear cubs were born at the National Zoo, which appears to be good news for this vulnerable species and perhaps bad news for the termites on which they dine. The births, which occurred Dec. 7 ...
Humans and animals have lived together or side by side throughout the ages. Modern human society is largely organized on the principle that people are separate from animals and have a unique existence ...
ABSTRACT: Pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium L.) is an industrial crop with complex morphology and diverse physico-mechanical properties that jeopardize the optimal design of precision ...
1 Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, Madison, WI, United States 2 WNPRC and Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States This review examines ...
ABSTRACT: Meat from unconventional animal resources such as bushmeat, amphibians, reptiles, rodents, and wild birds represents an important part of the food system components in Benin. This study ...
The powerful Greek gods were reflected in the natural world, and certain animals served as their symbols. Credit: Following Hadrian / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 The awe-inspiring Greek gods, ...