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Tag Archives: Animal Behaviour

Little auks slurp like fish

They eat almost 60,000 prey in a day. And can store over 4,000 in their food pouch at one time.

June 21, 2018 in Hakai, News, Writing Samples, Year of the Bird.

When predator becomes prey

In a bizarre interaction between a frog and an insect, it’s the frog that ends up as food.

June 20, 2018 in Feature, Nature inFocus, Writing Samples.

Caterpillar vs. Beetle: Who wins?

Watch this caterpillar fling its beetle attacker through the air.

February 23, 2018 in News, Science, Video, Writing Samples.

Why do fan-throated lizards come in such variety?

The answer goes back millions of years when monsoons clouded over Asia

January 19, 2018 in Mongabay-India, News, Writing Samples.

Inside the secret world of bamboo-breeding frogs

These frogs breed hidden in bamboos and they are – wait for it – cannibals

January 3, 2018 in Blog, Mongabay-India, News, Writing Samples.

Monkeys eat—and then floss

Nicobar long-tailed macaques use an array of tools, including bird feathers to floss their teeth

November 13, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Mites squatting on spider webs steal food

A newly-discovered species of mite sets up home on a spider’s web and nibbles away at any insects the spider catches

November 2, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Salamander ate a frog for its final meal

A fossil salamander that lived at least 34 million years ago is in such good condition that the remains of a frog it ate are still in its digestive tract

October 12, 2017 in New Scientist, News, Writing Samples.

Monkey mom eats mummified baby

First-time mother grooms her dead baby for weeks before gnawing on its dry flesh.

September 25, 2017 in National Geographic, News, Writing Samples.

Tadpoles piggyback on strangers to avoid getting eaten — by siblings

When frog fathers go missing, their young are in grave danger. To escape the deadly jaws of their own siblings, these young turn to strangers.

May 15, 2017 in Live Science, News, Writing Samples.

Female dragonflies drop dead to avoid males

It’s their way of rejecting unrequited love.

May 1, 2017 in Live Science, News, Writing Samples.

The strange origins of alcohol intake

Our alcoholic propensities may be rooted in our fruit-eating ancestors.

February 23, 2017 in BBC, Feature, Writing Samples.

Wasp turns host into a self-sacrificing zombie

Meet the head-borer wasp that eats its way out into the world through another wasp’s head.

January 25, 2017 in Live Science, News, Writing Samples.

Traffic noise impacts frog survival

Next time you honk, spare a thought for these frogs (and your fellow humans.)

January 18, 2017 in News, The Scientist, Writing Samples.

Sandfish stays sand-free

Desert-dwelling reptile exhales in powerful bursts underground

November 16, 2016 in News, Science, Writing Samples.

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