All Articles Tagged As: predators

Wild dogs reveal nature's 'poverty trap' (9/20/2008)

Hunting in a fast-moving pack is a high-risk strategy ...> Full Article

Researchers Show Fear of Predators Impacts the Health of Prey Populations (9/5/2008)

Predators can impact its prey without actually killing or consuming it ...> Full Article

Parasites Outweigh Predators in Pacific Coast Estuaries (7/28/2008)

Findings have significant ecological and biomedical implications ...> Full Article

Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks (7/27/2008)

Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems ...> Full Article

Research shows bellbirds able to outwit predators (6/11/2008)

Research led by Dr Melanie Massaro and Dr Jim Briskie (Biological Sciences) showing that the New Zealand bellbird is capable of changing its nesting behaviour to protect itself from predators, may be good news for island birds around the world at risk of extinction. ...> Full Article

Success by Learning - Smallest Predator Recognizes Prey by its Shape (5/16/2008)

Scientist completes study on one of the worlds smallest mammals ...> Full Article

Pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains (5/7/2008)

A pioneering study of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains will generate unprecedented insights into the behavior of one of the region's top predators. ...> Full Article

Scientists believe photograph depicts wolverine in California (3/8/2008)

U.S. Forest Service scientists believe an Oregon State University graduate student working on a cooperative project with the agency's Pacific Southwest Research station on the Tahoe National Forest has photographed a wolverine, an animal whose presence has not been confirmed in California since the 1920s. ...> Full Article

How Gorged Gator Guts Digest Big, Bony Meals (2/11/2008)

New Research on American Alligators' Circulation Systems Finds that Crocodilians Bypass their Lungs to Improve Digestion. ...> Full Article

Captive carnivores not up to wild living (1/23/2008)

A study by the University of Exeter has highlighted the problems of reintroducing animals to the wild for conservation projects. Published online in the journal Biological Conservation, the research highlights the low survival rates of captive carnivores that are released into their natural habitats. On average only one in three captive-born carnivores survives in the wild, with most deaths related to human activities. ...> Full Article

Predators Do More Than Kill Prey (1/22/2008)

study shows significant evolutionary changes follow predators' indirect effects on ecosystems ...> Full Article

Siberian jays can communicate about behavior of birds of prey (1/11/2008)

With the aid of various alarm calls the Siberian jay bird species tells other members of its group what their main predators-hawks-are doing. The alarm calls are sufficient for Siberian jays to evince situation-specific fleeing behaviors, which enhances their chances of survival. This discovery, being published by Uppsala University researcher Michael Griesser in the journal Current Biology, shows for the first time that animals can assess and communicate about the behavior of predators. ...> Full Article

Elephants can 'smell danger' (10/18/2007)

Elephants can tell whether a human is a friend or foe by their scent and colour of clothing. ...> Full Article