Animals
- Animals
Chicken talk
Chickens can make meaningful sounds that, like words, refer to objects around them.
- Animals
Decoding how bees work
Analyzing the DNA code of honeybees may lead to a better understanding of bee societies.
- Animals
Living in the desert
Animals adapt in unusual ways to survive in some of the hottest, driest places on Earth.
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- Animals
Mating slows down prairie dogs
Mating season turns distracted male prairie dogs into easy pickings for predators.
- Animals
A seabird’s endless summer
Food plays an important part in the migration of seabirds and songbirds.
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- Animals
Sea Giants and Island Pygmies
Food supply may help decide an animal's natural size on an island or in the ocean.
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- Animals
Saving Africa’s Wild Dogs
Learning more about African painted dogs may help keep these wild animals from dying out.
- Animals
Ants on Stilts
Some ants appear to estimate distances by keeping track of the number of steps they take.
- Animals
Feeding School for Meerkats
Meerkats teach their young how to catch and kill prey such as scorpions and spiders.
