. Scientific Frontline: Zoology
Showing posts with label Zoology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoology. Show all posts
Monday, March 30, 2026

‘Toad-proofing’ farms could help stop the march of invasive pest

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Toad at a leaking water point. Photo Credit: Ben Phillips Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Toad-Proofing Agr...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis)

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Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) Photo Credit:  Frank Schulenburg ( CC BY-SA 4.0 ) Taxonomic Definition Antigone canadensis is a large,...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Ethology: In-Depth Description

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Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behavior, particularly focusing on behavior under natural conditions, and viewing i...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Chimpanzees can be multitalented musicians

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Ayumu drumming while expressing his “play” face. Photo Credit: Yuko Hattori Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary :...

Squirrels climb higher for better snacks

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A squirrel on top of the feeder on the shorter, less slippery pole. Photo Credit Yavanna Burnham Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Birds do it, bees do it … sip alcohol, that is

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An Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeding on flowers of an Island Mallow (Malva assurgentiflora), which was one of the plant species incl...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Pythons’ feast-and-famine life hints at new weight-loss pathway

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A molecule that increases by a thousandfold in ball pythons after they eat holds promise for a weight-loss drug. Photo Credit:  David Clode ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Female song in Galápagos warblers challenges assumptions about birdsong

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Female Galápagos warbler Photo Credit: © Çağlar Akçay Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Female Galápagos Yell...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

Gut microbes: the secret to squirrel hibernation

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A ground squirrel in hibernation Photo Credit: Matthew Regan Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Host-Microbiom...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

New study reveals how Ethiopia’s hyenas combat climate change, save money and prevent disease

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Ecological Role of Urban Hyenas The Core...
Monday, March 9, 2026

Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

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Raccoon interacting with puzzle box. Photo Credit: Hannah Griebling Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Raccoon Cognitiv...
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...