A thrilling encounter between a king cobra and a monitor lizard reveals nature's fierce survival tactics. The cobra's lethal ...
The more mosquitoes there are, the longer they stay active, and which species they bite all matters. With Florida under ...
Hungry tropical lizards take more risks when searching for food, often choosing uncertain but potentially larger rewards.
Catholics who abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent have an exception when it comes to alligators and other ...
Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an ...
One of these decisions includes choosing between predictable (less risky) and unpredictable (more risky) sources of food, especially if the latter promises greater reward. A recent study led by Maria ...
"In the tropics, however, reptiles are exposed to warm temperatures all year round and cannot slow their metabolism down enough to get through tough (food lean) times. We expected that lizards in ...
A coyote bit a child’s hand after it aggressively approached students at a bus stop in Washington, officials said. Wildlife ...
Researchers say reptiles can slow down their metabolism a lot. So, in food-scarce times like winter, they go into torpor (hibernation) to avoid starving to death.