How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio-temporal changes in bird-feeding in Finlanddoi:10.1002/pan3.10745Bird-feedingHuman–wildlife interactionLong-term monitoringUrban–rural patternsWinter supplementary feedingPurabi DeshpandeThe Helsinki Lab of Ornithology, Finnish Museum of Natural History ...
When do Frogs Stop Croaking? Male frogs can be quite insistent when looking for a mate. They call out loudly, usually at night, and some people find these lovebirds and their songs more irritating than sweet! You may wonder when the frogs outside your home will stop croaking. Frogs usuall...
Other animals do exhibit a wider range of sexual and social systems than do mammals alone. Whereas the young of most mammal species receive maternal care but no paternal care, the reverse is true for some species of birds, frogs, and fish in which the father is the sole caretaker for his...
Seabirds are being devastated by predators, fishing, and climate change. Saving them begins with knowing more about them.
Crows are intelligent birds, known to use toolsto grab insects from inside trees, to communicate with gestures, and to remember people who've posed a threat. While crows haven't evolved the same brain structures that give humans and primates their intelligence, they do have dense clust...
If there's a silver lining to all this, it's that requiems are voracious eaters who normally dine on a lot of other creatures besides humans, including sharks and rays, squid, octopus, lobster, turtles, marine mammals and sea birds [source: Randall]. 5: Sand Tiger Shark (36 Known Atta...
Birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and some mammals, like dogs, rabbits, polar bears, and camels, have them too. This extra eyelid helps protect wild eyes from predators, injury, and the elements. So if your kitty likes to keep the peepers cracked while snoozing, don’t think you can ...
A low level is also suggested by the large aggregations of lady- birds that occur. Populations of mating adults may be large (5000 on a single, continuous nettle bed: M. E. N. Majerus, personal observation). No relevant study on the other two species was found. Ips latidens Emerging ...
However, despite the lack of differences in polyandry between the populations, we do find differences in the way males respond to exposure to other males prior to mating. In line with previous work, English flies responded to one or more rivals by increasing their copulation duration, a ...
“The oxpeckers are lanky brown passerines that feed on ectoparasites and wounds found on large African mammals. Although elephants and some antelope species will not tolerate them, these birds can often be seen foraging on the other large African megafauna, using their long stiffened tails for ...