animal behavior

It wasn't hoppy days for this tree frog when a hungry snake decided to hang out with it in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin. The poor amphibian was happily hopping along when a hungry snake snatched it from above. And it was all downhill from the moment it left the ground as, following a...

A kitten who likes to squeeze into empty jars has no fear of getting into the tightest of spots. Ksyusha- a young Himalayan Cat - has been pictured in a variety of poses, including sat in the washing machine and under the kitchen table. The playful female kitten started squeezing itself...

Meet Smokey, the cat thought to have the loudest purr in the world – making a racket which feels ten times louder than a regular purr. Her roars of contentment have left her owners reaching for earplugs and unable to watch television or talk on the phone when she is nearby. ‘She has...

Marine biologists have long referred to the whale shark as "the world's biggest fish," but most never imagined that this mega-jaws could be this big. With new laser photography techniques, scientists now believe this particular shark can grow up to 65 feet long. But don't be scared -- the...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Parrots, like humans, choose to use one side of their body more than the other, with more of them left handed -- or, more precisely, left footed than anything else. Some species even try out both before deciding on one side. Australian researchers found...

Study: Why Seahorses Look Like Horses "A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course," so why does a seahorse look so much like, well, a horse? With the theme song from the 1960s sitcom "Mr. Ed" fading in the distance, the question of how seahorses...

Link Removed Link Removed Researchers at Wofford College discovered that a border collie comprehends the names of over 1,000 objects, differentiating between names of objects and orders to fetch them. This research deepens the findings of researchers in Germany, who had discovered a dog that...

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Link Removed Link Removed The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap would be suicidal, or at least an invitation for broken...

Link Removed The Komodo dragon is the world's largest flesh-eating lizard and living reptile. This amazing creature is only found in the wild on four small Indonesian islands, where they are vulnerable to disease, volcanic activity, and competition with feral dogs and man. It lives on the...