Humans are often described as “super-predators,” but wildlife may not respond to us as uniformly as once thought. People have ...
Ever wonder what animals really think when they encounter us? The image we hold of ourselves wandering peacefully through nature might be wildly different from how wildlife actually perceives our ...
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 ...
Animals employ diverse survival strategies beyond speed, using erratic movements, visual displays, and warning colors to confuse and deter predators. These tactics, from zigzagging to flashing ...
Young jackdaw chicks can learn about predators before leaving the nest by listening to alarm calls from adult birds.
Predators like wolves have an advantage over deer and elk in deep snow. Understanding how different predators navigate snow can inform conservation and management.
In the animal kingdom, there are several types of responses to danger and trauma. While humans are most familiar with the fight-flight-freeze-fawn dynamic of survival responses, one creature ups the ...
A study examining fossil evidence shows that large land predators were already hunting big plant-eating animals more than 280 million years ago. University of Toronto Mississauga researchers Jordan M.