The behavior, known as kleptoparasitism, marks one of the few well-documented examples of a cetacean stealing food

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AbstractObjectives. Hematophagous terrestrial leeches are common in rainforest habitats and widely regarded as pests. Despite limited research, circumstant

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Of the many bewildering behaviors cats display, one of the strangest is their obsession with a specific species of plant. After just one whiff, even the most stoic cat can start pawing, drooling, biti...

Critters that dine on flesh and waste also consume the animal’s DNA. That genetic material is helping scientists detect and map elusive species and their pathogens.

Gibraltar’s famous macaques have started eating soil, a behaviour linked to their access to tourist snacks, according to a new study.

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Research shows that while women experience feelings of revulsion from a young age, men catch them up in later years. Maybe I should stop scraping the mould off the jam, writes Emma Beddington

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Wild blond capuchin anoints with millipede species that secrete a chemical capable of repelling ectoparasites, suggesting a self-medicative function. Social and solitary anointing bouts occurred at s...

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Que ressentent les animaux face à la mort de leurs congénères, et qu’en comprennent-ils ? À travers des exemples passionnants, une exploration d’un champ d’études en plein essor : la thanatologie anim...