Predators must eat to survive — and to survive, prey must avoid being eaten. One theory, the Wolf-Mangel model, suggests predators could use false attacks to tire prey out or force them to take bigger risks, but this has been hard to show in practice. Now, scientists observing peregrine falcons have found evidence that they […]
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Many birders who go on to write books about birds started birding as youngsters or young adults. But some do not — and Laura Dornan reviews a book by one of these late bloomers.
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The full title says it all: Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails, and Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness. Author Nathaniel Johnson, assisted by his toddler daughter, shows us that their typical urban neighborhood is alive with the wonders of that “urban wilderness”. All we need to do is lift
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Mitch Masters is a retired biologist and professor from The Ohio State University where he specialized in animal behavior. His research interest was echolocation by big brown bats. Upon officially retiring, he found he had a little more free time, so in the fall of 2013 Mitch decided volunteering at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center
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You’ev heard the expressions: “bird brain”, “featherhead”. And what’s “turkey” if not a low-IQ loser? But Jennifer Ackerman begs to differ. Throughout her easy-reading but informative book, The Genius of Birds, she shows us how birds are smarter than we ever thought. From talking parrots to seed caching jays to puzzle-solving crows, we see example
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