A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they ...

Why do animals search for food at specific times of the day? In a study published in Current Biology, a research group led by Prof. Li Yan from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of ...

Ecologists have long sought clarity on the dietary habits of different animal species. For scientists, it wasn't obvious how herbivores in Yellowstone National Park, who subsist on grasses, ...

We’re heading into the wild (or backyard!) to forage these nutritious, hard-shelled treasures. Learn how to identify, collect, and start processing black walnuts — a delicious native food source that ...

How do foraging animals find their food? A new study shows that lemurs use smell, social cues, and long-term memory to locate hidden fruit -- a combination of factors that may have deep evolutionary ...

Animal movement and foraging have long captivated researchers striving to understand the underlying principles that drive how organisms search for and exploit resources. Contemporary studies reveal ...

Valentin Dragoi professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, professor of neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College and scientific director of the Methodist/Rice Center for ...

Foraging enrichment is considered one of the most effective ways to enhance expression of species-typical behaviours and prevent the development of abnormal (repetitive) behaviours in captive animals.

Jessica Carew Kraft uses her teeth to grip the stem of a Himalayan blackberry plant as she twists the stem into cord Sept. 19 in Berkeley, Calif. Kraft is an author and forager of wild edibles. (Aric ...

Applying principles of foraging ecology to zoo-housed animals can positively influence animal behavior, and assist with evaluating exhibit space and design. In this study, we implemented zoo foraging ...