. Scientific Frontline: Zoology
Showing posts with label Zoology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoology. Show all posts
Friday, February 20, 2026

A leg up on hypertension: Study reveals why giraffes have long legs

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Photo Credit:  Mariola Grobelska Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Giraffe Evolutionary Physiology  Main Discovery : T...
Friday, February 13, 2026

Fossil evidence reveals how grey wolves adapt diets to climate change

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Wolves living in warmer climates consumed harder foods, including bones of carcasses, a behavior known as durophagy. Photo Credit:  Michael ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Changes to cougar diets and behaviors reduce their competition with wolves in Yellowstone

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Researcher Wesley Binder climbs a tree to reach a cougar to be collared with a GPS device. Photo Credit: Jake Frank, National Park Service S...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Aging Zoo Animals Threaten Long-Term Species Conservation Goals of Modern Zoos

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The analysis of Meireles and colleagues shows that reproduction, as shown here in the endangered Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), is on the...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Meet the marten: Oregon State research provides updated look at rare, adorable carnivore

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Humboldt marten. Photo Credit: Ben Wymer, A Woods Walk Photography Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Ge...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Hot spring bathing doesn't just keep snow monkeys warm

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Video Credit:  Abdullah Langgeng Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Hot spring bathing behaviors in Japa...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Zoology: In-Depth Description

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / AI generated (Gemini) Zoology is the branch of biology dedicated to the scientific study of the animal ...
Monday, December 1, 2025

Bear teeth break free – Researchers discover the origin of unusual bear dentition

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Lower jaw of a polar bear The polar bear has a second molar that is only slightly larger than the first. Although the polar bear is a carniv...
Friday, November 21, 2025

An electric discovery: Pigeons detect magnetic fields through their inner ear

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Photo Credit:  Nancy Hughes In 1882, the French Naturalist Camille Viguier was amongst the first to propose the existence of a magnetic sens...
Monday, November 17, 2025

A Microbial Blueprint for Climate-Smart Cows

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Matthias Hess, with the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, and researchers at UC Berkeley, have identified which microbes in a cow's...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Three new toad species skip the tadpole phase and give birth to live toadlets

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One of the newly described toad species, Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis. Photo credit: John Lyarkurwa An international team of researchers ha...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Carpenter Ants: Better Safe than Sorry

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Camponotus maculatus Photo Credit:  April Nobile ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Carpenter ants are not squeamish when it comes to caring for the wounded. ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

African Wildlife Poop Sheds Light on What Shapes the Gut Ecosystem

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Photo Credit: James C. Beasley A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia’s Etosha National Park underscores the ways in w...

Major new study discovers diet and migratory behavior shape neophobia

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Flamingos were one of the species to exhibit the highest neophobia. Photo Credit:  Jeffrey Hamilton The largest-ever study on neophobia, or ...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Male crickets bulk up, females invest in reproductive organs

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The study was done with the Gryllus vocalis species of field crickets found throughout the Southwest United States. Photo Credit: Susan Gers...
Monday, September 22, 2025

Hostile hoots make robins eat less at night

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At night, the little robin is extra vigilant Photo Credit: Johan Nilsson The sound of tawny owls makes young European robins eat less during...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Woodrats’ dietary choices driven by constraints

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A woodrat munches on a juniper berry. Photo Credit: Sara Weinstein/USU It’s not easy eating green, as most plants have chemical defenses to ...
Saturday, February 8, 2025

Women of Science: A Legacy of Achievement

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Future generations to pursue their passions and break down barriers in the pursuit of knowledge. Image Credit: Scientific Frontline stock im...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

Life cycles of some insects adapt well to a changing climate. Others, not so much.

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A grasshopper, Melanoplus boulderensis, typical of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Photo Credit: ©Thomas Naef, 2022 As insect populations decr...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Blood-powered toes give salamanders an arboreal edge

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Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small amphibians stick their l...