Arctic Fish
Because of climate change, an Arctic fish's survival strategy might not work much longer.
Flamingo Romance
Playing flamingo calls from speakers helps put captive birds in the mood to breed.
Animal Communication Roundup
Science Update's 5000th episode! Wild margay cats imitate the calls of baby monkeys to ambush prey.
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ANIMAL UPDATE: Arctic fish respond to climate change, bees that aren't as busy as you'd think, adding some romance to the lives of flamingos, and training dogs to sniff out invasive plants.
Mating Psychology Roundup
Research suggests that we're more attracted to people when others find them attractive.
Mating Psychology Roundup
Research suggests that we're more attracted to people when others find them attractive.
Forgery-Foiling Butterflies
The colors that make up some butterfly wings could help foil forgery.
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ANIMALS: Vibrating frogs, confused ducks, forgery-foiling butterflies, and the unsung heroes of the savanna.
Duck Confusion
Some ducks lay their eggs in the nests of other species. But their offspring get confused when they try to figure out what species to mate with.
Mammoth Hemoglobin
Scientists have resurrected a blood protein of the extinct woolly mammoth.
Animal Roundup
Hermit crabs cooperate with each other when looking for shells to live in.
Pigeon Leadership
Pigeons use a loose hierarchy to determine which way they flock.
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GENETIC HISTORY - Scientists complete a draft sequence of the Neandertal genome, reconstructing the woolly mammoth's bloody past, and genes that jump from species to species. Also: a low-tech solution to a public-health dilemma in the developing world.
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How plants know it's spring, color vision in bees, how pigeon flocks make decisions, and hermit crab shell games.
Hummingbirds & Heliconias
Male and female purple-throated Carib hummingbirds have differently shaped bills and feed on different kinds of flowers.
Chupacabra
A legendary beast called the chupacabra has a surprisingly recent origin.
Reindeer Clocks
Most mammals have internal clocks that regulate their daily cycles, but not reindeer.
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ANIMALS: Reindeer lack internal clocks, why animals from higher latitudes are larger, and the relationship between size, intelligence, and longevity in dogs.
Marine Epilepsy
Algal blooms can cause epileptic symptoms in sea lions and other marine mammals.
Whales & Diatoms
The diversity of ocean algae has correlated with the diversity of whale species over the past 30 million years.
Dolphin Viruses
Dolphins are the only animal besides humans known to get multiple papillomaviruses, but unlike humans they don't develop cervical cancer.
Sea Slug Photosynthesis
A species of sea slug begins to harvest energy from the sun after eating algae.