Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

Over the past half century, researchers have established that birds evolved from dinosaurs: specifically, the theropods, the ...

Some animals can sleep with just half their brain at a time. Understanding this phenomenon can help us learn more about human ...

Same-sex sexual behaviour has been recorded in around 1,500 species, from insects and starfish to birds and mammals. Yet sex ...

In Amboseli, Esau’s moment has arrived. As other males circle, he relies not on force, but skill and restraint -- while younger elephants watch and learn what it takes to mate.

About 3 to 5% of mammals are known to be monogamous, meaning they select one mate for life. Still, many monogamous species ...

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Birds show up in just about everything, from contemporary movies to ancient myths. Depending on the context, birds can symbolize all sorts of things, from freedom or lack thereof (“I Know Why the ...

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Birds speak different languages – but when danger strikes, some learn to listen, decoding unfamiliar calls through the voices ...

Philip Bell and Mark O'Dea have very different sailing origin stories, but they work very well on the water — and this year they are coming together again to race She in the Sydney to Hobart yacht ...