by Evan Bongers | Oct 26, 2021 | Anti-predator behavior
Great White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are known to be one of the fiercest predators roaming the depths of our oceans. If you have ever watched National Geographic’s Shark Week then you probably have seen them leaping out of the water to catch a seal or biting on...
by Maggie Williard | Oct 26, 2021 | Mating
Would you be willing to risk it all for the chance to reproduce? The logical answer would be no. All mating comes with costs and benefits but for some species the costs are far greater. There is no better example of this than in the springbok mantis, or Miomantis...
by Jac Cousineau | Oct 26, 2021 | Social behavior
Social behavior in animals can be influenced by the environment, which includes their natural habitat. It has been found that social behavior can be influenced by human evasion, habitat fragmentation, high predation, poaching, and changes in food supply. Giraffes are...
by Rhys Pinder | Oct 26, 2021 | Aggression, Anti-predator behavior
It’s hard to be a bee. You’re small, you don’t live particularly long, and to make matters even worse, your population is in decline. You’ve got so many things that are hurting you/your environment: viruses, antibiotics, rising temperatures, pesticides, parasites,...
by Ansley Grider | Oct 26, 2021 | Foraging
Anyone who has been keeping up with the news knows heat waves are becoming more extreme and intense all over the world. This year (2021) alone there have been heat waves around the globe, from Russia to the Pacific Northwest of the United States. However, information...
