1+ week, 5+ day ago   (369+ words) UK Bristol team reports enhanced sociality of fish in turbid water It has been found that the cohesion among fish increases in muddy water where visibility is poor. This suggests that fish, too, use the social behavior of “solidarity” to…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (349+ words) Long-term study in Brazil shows black-striped capuchins rely more on small vertebrates when plant foods are limited, with implications for early human diets Researchers have observed monkeys hunting and eating small vertebrates when fruit and vegetables become scarce. This behavior,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (679+ words) Gibbons, macaques and chimpanzees groom mice, chickens and other animals, hinting at ancient roots of human pet keeping New research suggests that non-human primates also care for animals of other species and form attachments to them, much like humans keep…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (529+ words) Bottom-trawl fishing and warming waters drive changes in marine predators’ hunting behavior and habitats In seas altered by humans, the behavior and migration routes of marine animals are changing as well. With prey dwindling, dolphins now follow fishing vessels to…...