The lion may be considered the king of the jungle, but this doesn’t mean this predator is invincible. They will go after some ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

Common toads can fill up their bodies with air, a ploy that sometimes works with a snake that must swallow all of the prey or none of it. If the attempt to eat a toad continues, the snake or any other ...

It also can't tell us about animals that a predator killed but did not eat. In 2022–23, when we collected the scats, rainfall in the area was high and prey was abundant. So, while we found ...

Trophic cascades are powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems. Trophic cascades occur when predators limit the density and/or behavior of their prey and thereby enhance ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between ...

a ploy that sometimes works with a snake that must swallow all of the prey or none of it. If the attempt to eat a toad continues, the snake or any other predator will get a taste of bufotoxin ...

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...