December 10, 2018
How do animals adapt to urban environments? In the case of the Tungara frog, city males put on a more elaborate display than males in forested areas.
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October 26, 2018
As winged mammals, baby bats learn to fly and stop drinking mothers’ milk during their transition from infants to flying juveniles. Bat researchers observed a new behavior. Mothers push pups away with their forearms, perhaps encouraging them to go explore the world on their own
March 21, 2018
It is much faster to learn to recognize a new prey item from a neighboring species, than to learn by trial and error.
September 15, 2016
A discovery by a Smithsonian intern in Panama is published by the journal Science .
January 24, 2014
Things just got worse for male túngara frogs who beckon frog-eating bats with their mating calls. Now it appears that the ripples they make also attract hungry bats.
