Cat "Yowls" Yowling isn't always a sign of happiness, but for some cats, it can be. A "yowl" is a long, drawn-out meow that's pretty loud and can be heard across your house. Sometimes a cat that isn't neutered or spayed may use this as a mating call. Sometimes it can signal...
Known to be extremely vocal creatures, raccoons interact by using more than 200 different sounds, which include purring, chittering, growling, snarling, hissing, whimpering, and even screeching like owls. Baby raccoon sounds include mewing, crying, and whining....
Just before midnight, when light showed under the doors of only the night owls or insomniacs, I went around and quietly hung a bag of cookies on each door. Everyone deserves that unexpected surprise gift at Christmas. The Lie at the Heart 19. December 2024· Write a comment · Categories...
As the timing of the phases of juvenile dispersal can indicate some of the causes of variation between individual strategies there is a general need to develop reliable methods to identify when these changes occur. Two recent studies have aimed to compare several methods for estimating the timing ...
Owls have extra vertebrae in the neck that allows for this rotation. Since the owl's eyes are fixed, rotating its head comes in pretty darn handy for hunting. The combination of silent flight and head rotation packs a mean punch to anything on the next rung on the food chain. Owl ...
What time of year do armadillos have babies? Mating takes place during a two-to-three month long mating season, which occurs fromJuly–August in the Northern Hemisphereand November–January in the Southern Hemisphere. A single egg is fertilized, but implantation is delayed for three to four mo...
Owls hunt rats, mice and other rodents, but in the absence of prey, they might be tempted to go after other animals like small dogs—attacking their owners as they try to reach the dogs. These birds might also react defensively if humans get too close to their nests. If you hear an ...
The reproduction cycle of the wasp is fairly simple. A young queen (fertile female) will mate with a male drone (fertile male) – sperm is stored inside the queen for future use. After mating the male dies off and at the end of the season so does the wasp colony. The young female ...
more so than during the chilliest months of December and January. Competition for space and food is increased, while predators like wolves and mountain lions take advantage of prey weakened by the harsh conditions. Late winter is also mating season for wolves, coyotes, bald eagles, owls and ...
We have used simple methods to decide when an individual has dispersed - they are rigorous and repeatable. Despite one method requiring much more information, both methods provided robust estimates for when individuals emigrated at the start of natal dispersal. Considerable individual variation in recor...