ethology
2025-10-03 @ 19.13.11 ∈ In English
Trauma in a puppy’s first six months linked to adult aggression, says new study
[Some] breeds, such as Siberian Huskies [and] pit-bull type dogs, were more likely to become aggressive or fearful after experiencing early trauma. Meanwhile, other breeds, such as the Labrador Retriever, were a lot more resilient.
2025-04-18 @ 13.59.35 ∈ In English
What the Caribou Remember - bioGraphic
The caribou, researchers concluded, remembered the deaths of their kin or the conditions that led to them. Using that information, many chose a different location [for their winter range], where the survival rate ended up being slightly better and a lot more consistent.
2025-01-04 @ 15.03.58 ∈ Suomeksi
2024-12-10 @ 10.40.33 ∈ In English
2024-11-11 @ 17.51.05 ∈ In English
(From January)
Magpies swoop bald men more often, eight-year-old's viral survey finds
The field in this case was the Blue Mountains Grammar School – Mr Swoopsalot's territory. "I watched the people he swooped and I recorded it," Emma said. "Then I got everything I recorded and I figured out that they [the people Mr Swoopsalot swooped] were male, they were tall, and that they had thin or receding hair."
2024-09-26 @ 19.58.30 ∈ In English
Octopuses recorded hunting with fish — and punching those that don’t cooperate
The research […] even suggests that the famously intelligent animals organized the hunting groups’ decisions, including what they should prey upon. [The researchers witnessed the cephalopod species] punching companion fish, apparently to keep them on task and contributing to the collective effort.
2024-05-26 @ 19.02.02 ∈ In English
2024-05-04 @ 10.24.23 ∈ Suomeksi
Kimalaiset rakentavat legopalikoilla tiedettä ja tunnistavat tiimityön arvon
”Tulokset viittaavat siihen, että kimalaisilla on kyky tunnistaa ja reagoida kumppaninsa läsnäoloon ja liikkeisiin, mikä on hämmästyttävä osoitus niiden sosiaalisesta älykkyydestä”, tutkimusta johtanut eläinekologian dosentti Olli Loukola kertoo.
