Database lays out diets of the world’s carnivores
What does a red fox eat? What about a dhole? A hyena? A stoat? PhD students at the University of Sussex in the UK have assembled research into the diets of ...
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Indochinese leopard population declines
Only one population of Indochinese leopards (Panthera pardus delacouri) remains in all of eastern Indochina, and that population is facing a steep decline, ...
Omnivorous bats have better evolutionary success
Looking back at the evolution of bats, researchers found that omnivorous species — which consume both plants and animal products — produce more species over ...
Constantly on the hunt, midsize carnivores face unique risks
Medium-sized carnivores may be particularly at risk from environmental changes, an international team of scientists found, because they spend so much of their ...
Bobolinks reliance on rice raises new concerns
Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) travel 12,000 miles each year to their North American breeding areas, where they have experienced habitat loss and degradation for ...
JWM Study: Suburban pumas eat more raccoons, house cats
There’s no shortage of deer in the residential neighborhoods of California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. Nevertheless, the closer pumas (Puma concolor) come to human ...
Are polar bears changing their diet?
Deep in the Western Hudson Bay, populations of bearded seals are declining. As polar bears prey on these seals, researchers wonder how similar changes in prey ...
City Ants Love Fast Food
Some ants have a craving for hamburgers with a side of fries, according to a recent study. Researchers from North Carolina State University tested isotope levels in ...