Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing ...
Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...
Across continents, a new kind of predator is testing the boundaries between wild and domestic life, and the consequences are ...
Most of us spend precious little time in nature. We’ll dip our toes in when we visit a waterfall or go for a hike, but for the most part we live our lives in the human world thinking very little about ...
In the vast, open ocean with no place to hide, sardines group together for protection. When they cannot rely on speed to escape, the sardines’ best chance is to outmaneuver the predator altogether.
The only way that bear cubs can learn to hunt effectively is by practicing their skills. Finding some baby prey that you can ...
Why do animals actually hunt in groups, if they have to share the prey afterwards? Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (SCIoI), in which Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ...