Monarchs prefer pesticide-free milkweed
Milkweed covered in pesticide cocktails repels egg-laying monarchs and their larvae — but the extent of chemical use in some areas may leave the butterflies with ...
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Beyond GPS, devices can capture what animals do in the wild
A new computer model designed to recognize wildlife activities can help biologists understand more about how animal behaviors change, a recent study found. “The ...
Bolder coyote parents rear bolder pups
In 2007, a male coyote (Canis latrans) wandered right into the open door of a Quiznos restaurant during lunch time in Chicago. This bold behavior got Christopher ...
Mother bats prod along their young, researchers find
Biologists studying Peters’ tent-making bats (Uroderma bilobatum) noticed a behavior that’s never been documented before. Mothers prod their young with their ...
WSB: In dwindling forest, caribou lay low to avoid biting flies
As the timber industry cuts into the boreal habitat of threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Canadian law shields the species from hunting, but ...
In the face of climate change some animals can adapt behavior
In the face of climate change, animals have a few options for how they can react — they can move to a new area, adapt, acclimate or die. In a recent study ...