Moose (Alces americanus) will dive in lakes for aquatic plant species despite the fact that there is ample, accessible, nutritious, woody vegetation on land and swimming and diving is a more costly form of locomotion. This behavior used by moose to supplement terrestrial vegetation was a mystery until scientists discovered that aquatic plants are much…
Ask a Scientist: Caching
Why do I see some birds take seeds out of the bird feeder but hide them in our garden rather than just eat them?
Field Notes: Ruminations on integrated crop-livestock systems.
As I shifted the sheep from one grazed section of the field to the next luscious cover crop patch, they moved in threes, filling the width of the corridor. They became more frantic to get to wherever the sheep in front was going, and the electric netting that formed the corridor leaned precariously on its side….
Ask a Scientist: Fur seals and sea lions
Why are fur seals called seals when they look more like sea lions?
Arts & Crafts: Conference Crafts
Artistic inspiration can hit anyone anywhere-even a child at an animal behavior talk!
Activity: Insect Scavenger Hunt
Learn how to examine insects in your community and compare their habitats and behaviors with this activity!
Creature Feature: Hummingbirds
Good things come in small packages! This saying perfectly describes our flying, flower-loving friends, the hummingbirds.
Ask a Scientist: Zebra Stripes
Why do zebras have stripes?
Sunday Sketch: If you are breeding and you know it, clap your flippers!
If you try and steal a seal’s girlfriend, do expect a clapback.
Field Frame Friday: She sells snail shells down by the sea shore
Certain characteristics of land snails correlate with environmental conditions, for instance larger snails are found in more moist habitats. Pheromones of conspecifics can also influence growth rate at large population densities such that smaller snails are found when population density is high. Snail shell height is influenced by the angle of the habitat where the…
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