Items tagged with behavior

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First Fishing Bat Discovered in Europe Sunday, November 28th, 2010 - 09:52:30 - Anuradha Menon The long-fingered bat is the first bat species in Europe known to catch and eat fish, scientists say. Weighing around 0.3 ounce (9 grams) and... read more

'Hidden' Language Found in Remote India Monday, October 11th, 2010 - 09:02:35 - Anuradha Menon A "hidden" language has been documented in an isolated hill tribe in a northeastern Indian region considered a "black hole" in the study of... read more

Adaptation in Mole Blood Aids Tunnelling Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 - 09:56:08 - Ehud Rattner Super hemoglobin' allows moles to thrive underground. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have made the first... read more

Why Gorillas Play Tag Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 - 18:04:39 - Ehud Rattner Under the vivid green canopies of the tropics, a young gorilla sneaks up behind another, yanks its hair, and dashes away with a toothy grin on its... read more

Parental Care Linked to Homosexuality Sunday, July 11th, 2010 - 18:26:19 - Ehud Rattner Birds that spend less time parenting engage more frequently in homosexual behaviour, according to a study published this week. The findings offer a... read more

Plants Behave like Animals Monday, June 28th, 2010 - 12:02:05 - Ehud Rattner A University of Alberta research team has discovered that a plant's strategy to capture nutrients in the soil is the result of integration of... read more

Striped Mice - The Neighbors from Hell Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 - 18:01:04 - Ehud Rattner Fighting, paternity tests and infidelity. No, not a daytime talk show, but the results of new research examining why the fur will fly if a... read more

The Consequences of a Boozy Youth Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 - 19:31:08 - Ehud Rattner Boozing it up in adolescence contributes to risky behavior in adulthood, according to a new study with rats. Some researchers suspect that the same... read more

Giant Whale Thieves Caught on Video Thursday, May 28th, 2009 - 16:08:50 - Anuradha Menon Sperm whales that steal fish from fishers' lines have been caught red-handed in new underwater videos released this week. At depths of 328 feet (100... read more

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