by coates1 | Oct 21, 2025 | Mating
Atlantic sturgeon are one of the oldest fish in the ocean and considered by some to be a living fossil. Dating back 120 million years their bony features and immense size give them the appearance of a modern day dinosaur. Unfortunately, these primitive fish were...
by hengel1 | Oct 21, 2025 | Learning
Imagine this: you’ve had a rough day, you get home to try and relax and not think about it and your dog comes up next to you with a concerned look on their face. It brings you joy to see that your dog is feeling empathetic towards you and wants to be there to comfort...
by gabelberger1 | Oct 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Unless you are spectacularly lucky – or scrupulously hypochondriac – you have probably had an experience with a parasite. It’s likely, too, that you’ve changed your behavior in response to that parasite, whether that’s swatting a mosquito on your arm or staying home...
by spivack2 | Oct 21, 2025 | Social behavior
Stress, stress, stress, it changes you––literally. A new study from Tasmania complicates our understanding of how stress can affect behavior, and not just your behavior, your kids’ too. When I say you, I am of course assuming you are a skink. Researchers from the...
by bernard1 | Oct 21, 2025 | Communication, Social behavior
Do elephants call each other by name? Although elephants do not have the capacity to learn each other’s names, a recent study shows that elephants use individually directed calls. The human language and species is unique in the sense that they use names. Until...
