Animal behavior

Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates
Verreaux's alpine tree frog jumps faster when infected with a common fungus Robert Valentich/naturepl.com Chytrid fungus is a deadly pathogen ...
In a scientific first, biologists recorded a wild wolf potentially using tools
A female wild wolf living on British Columbia's central coast was filmed pulling a crab pot out of the ocean ...

Mouse ‘midwives’ help their pregnant companions give birth
Adult mice used their paws and mouth to free pups stuck in the birth canal of a pregnant female. Violet ...

Orcas are ganging up on great white sharks to eat their livers
Killer whales push a juvenile great white shark to the surface in a deft hunting maneuver. Marco Villegas Killer whales ...

20 bird species can understand each other’s anti-cuckoo call
Excellent fairy -tale (left) is trying to reflect the cuckoo David Old More than 20 species of birds around the ...






