Animals

Animals

Walks on the wild side

Animals that roam widely in the wild do more poorly in zoos than those with smaller ranges.

Animals

Figuring out what makes dogs tick

Biologists have deciphered a poodle's DNA to learn about the genes that decide what dogs are like.

Animals

No fair: Monkey sees, doesn’t

Some monkeys may have a sense of what's fair and what's not.

Animals

Frog chemist creates a deadlier poison

A poisonous frog takes up a toxin from its food and makes the chemical even more potent.

Animals

Delivering a little snake venom

Poisonous snakes may control the amount of venom that they inject.

Genetics

Baby swaps, crime scenes, and DNA testing

By looking at animal DNA, investigators are solving crimes and conservationists are helping save endangered species.

Animals

Like mother, like daughter

Scientists have for the first time created a horse by cloning.

Animals

City birds hit the high notes

Some songbirds battle traffic noise by singing at a higher pitch.

Animals

Navigating by the light of the moon

A dung beetle is the first animal found to navigate by detecting a property of moonlight.

Animals

Ant invasions change the rules

Ant invaders may wreck the rules by which entire communities of their peers work.

Animals

Booby brothers and bullies

Baby brown boobies can be pretty rough and tough in the nest.

Animals

Lucky survival for black cats

A cat's black color may date back to a mutation that also protected the felines from diseases a long time ago.