Category Archives: Animal Behaviour

Feral Chickens Are Taking Over Florida

The feral chicken population of Key West is getting out of hand. They’re pooping everywhere, tearing up yards, and stopping highway traffic. But they’re too beloved to kill – so the city is sending them off to the mainland and … Continue reading

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Diver Nearly Swallowed by Humpback Whale Gets Spat Out Alive

“Oh, my God, I’m in a whale’s mouth. I’m in a whale’s mouth, and he’s trying to swallow me.” Commercial lobster diver Michael Packard was nearly swallowed by a humpback whale while searching for lobsters off the coast of Massachusetts. … Continue reading

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Whale super-group caught on camera – BBC News

When a drone pilot captured footage of an enormous group of whales off the coast of Australia last year, it sent scientists into a frenzy. A pod of that size, known as a super-group, and the “bubble-net” feeding behaviour they … Continue reading

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Dog Uses Soundboard To Ask Big Existential Questions | My Modern Met

Bunny the Sheepdoodle has learned how to communicate with her human Alexis Devine by pressing buttons on the ground, in which each button corresponds to a different word. View this post on Instagram A post shared by I Am Bunny … Continue reading

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The curious case of northeast Brazil’s cross-breeding sea turtles | Horizon

Sea turtles have been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, stretching back about 110 million years. Yet now their existence is at risk, with six of today’s seven species classified as threatened or endangered. While efforts are ongoing to protect … Continue reading

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Octopuses, like humans, sleep in two stages

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega Mar. 25, 2021 , 11:00 AM The trait may have evolved independently twice   Do octopuses dream? Scientists haven’t cracked that mystery, but they have come a bit closer. A new study reveals that, like us, … Continue reading

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This cockatoo sure can dance

This story involves a cockatoo that can dance – and the researchers who have spent the past decade studying him. Snowball has 14 different moves in his dance routine which experts believe shows some birds are capable of sophisticated cognitive … Continue reading

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Sperm whales in 19th century shared ship attack information | The Guardian

Philip Hoare @philipwhale Wed 17 Mar 2021 07.01 GMT   Whalers’ logbooks show rapid drop in strike rate in north Pacific due to changes in cetacean behaviour When facing a human attack, sperm whales abandoned the defensive circles used against … Continue reading

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Husky dog shakes his head no and refuses to come inside from the snow | SWNS

This adorable video shows a stubborn husky making the most of the unprecidented freeze in Texas and repeatedly shakes its head ‘no’ when asked to come in out of the snow. Five-year-old Malakai refuses to come inside when called in … Continue reading

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Serenaded by Australian Magpies

The Magpie Whisperer has great respect and empathy towards #australianmagpies​. She’s been intimately observing the behaviour of these wild birds up close and personal for 10-years, whilst being lucky enough to form unlikely bonds with many of these #magpies​. Over … Continue reading

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