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A “Pleistocene Park” might be a more realistic scenario.
The experience of visiting a zoo is about to change dramatically. The Next Generation Zoo concept is based on how animals use space in the wild, giving them more freedom and better using the resources…
X-ray imaging of tiny frogs’ bodies show that their big mouths resonate best around the frequency of the male’s calls - meaning…
As many as 21 species of giant squid live and die under the surface of our oceans. At least, that’s what we thought. A paper published today by my colleagues and I in Proceedings of the Royal Society B…
A study released today in Nature shines some light on why bats produce high frequency calls – and why some squeak far higher than others. Over the last four years I have been researching bats by monitoring…
When it comes to selecting a mate, females are traditionally thought of as the choosy sex; males, meanwhile, aren’t thought to be particularly picky. This makes sense for many species – the sex that invests…
Exposure to warmer water can greatly increase the reproductive powers of the common pest fish gambusia, a new study shows…
Groups of allied male dolphins in Western Australia’s Shark Bay form shifting, overlapping social networks unlike anything…
Pulses of steroid hormones are responsible for differentiating an insect’s lifecycle metamorphoses, researchers at Washington…
Researchers from the Agency of Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have analysed the nature of the “alarm substance…
Asian honey bees attempt to ward off would-be predators by vibrating their abdomens from side to side, researchers at the…
A series of treadmill-based experiments at James Cook University have determined that estuarine crocodiles don’t need the…
Weaver ants share a collective memory of the odours of rival ants, researchers from the University of Melbourne and elsewhere…
The genome of the saltwater crocodile has been fully sequenced as a result of an international scientific collaboration which…
A new species of ferret-badger has been found in central Vietnam. The new species, Melogale cucphuongensis, differs from…
An analysis of woodpecker anatomy and behavior revealed some features that prevent head injuries and could potentially be…
Multiple mating - or polyandry - is beneficial for females, according to an experimental evolutionary study. In an article…
The Komodo Dragon has an astoundingly weak bite, new research has found. The largest lizards in the world, which have been…
Twenty years ago, Jared Diamond’s book “The Third Chimpanzee” highlighted a startling fact. If we adhere to the scientific rules for classifying species (taxonomy), humans should be classified as a third…
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University
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