Why is it that a squirrel may calmly take food from a picnic table while a deer runs as if its life depends on it at the snap ...

Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...

Saltwater crocodiles are widely described as the largest living reptiles on Earth, and their physical dimensions help explain ...

Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that distinguish humans from our closest living relatives, the apes, may have partly ...

In the African savanna, lions are at the top of the food chain. Hunting in groups with their sharp claws and excellent vision, lions are considered the top land predator. Both herbivores and ...

I've long been interested in ways in which humans can peacefully coexist with so-called "problem" animals, including predators. In most cases, conservation protocols that call for killing these ...

A new study has for the first time illuminated the evolutionary history of the bizarre anti-predator defense—the praying mantis startle display—and suggests that the element of surprise may be key to ...