Feb 23 2010

Sperm Whales Found to be Pack Hunters

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animal Communication, Animal Research, OceanographyMichael Reilly @ 11:29 pm
Submitted by guest blogger Cynthia Mills, reporting from Portland, Oregon. Moby Dick was a sperm whale with an attitude, and there is now new evidence that real sperm whales may just be smart enough to act like Moby did. New ...

Feb 18 2010

Hermit Crabs Dangerously Distracted by Humans

Tag: Animal Communication, Animals, Boat, Hermit Crabs, PredatorsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 9:48 am
Hermit crabs are just the latest animals found to alter their behavior in the presence of noisy humans.

Feb 18 2010

Hermit Crabs Dangerously Distracted by Humans

Tag: Animal Communication, Animals, Boat, Hermit Crabs, PredatorsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 9:48 am
Hermit crabs are just the latest animals found to alter their behavior in the presence of noisy humans.

Jan 29 2010

Squeaker Catfish, Young and Old, Squeak and Listen

Tag: Animal Communication, Fish, Marine Life, Vocal CommunicationJennifer Viegas @ 2:43 pm
Squeaker catfish of all ages communicate with each other by, you guessed it, squeaking, according to a new study in the journal BMC Biology. Previously it was thought that young fish had under-developed hearing organs and could not perceive sounds ...