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…
Sunday Sketch: Telling the Bees
Always make sure your bees are sitting down before you hit them with some good or bad news
Field Frame Friday: A handsome collar fit for a cow
This cow (Bos taurus) is modeling a custom-made GPS collar that will be used to collect data on grazing behavior. Collars have to be sturdy and robust, so that these mischievous girls will not shake them off or rub them off while they are grazing extensive rangelands. The GPS devices in these collars store the…
A Tail of Two Kitties: The Beauty of Being Blind
The classroom is very different from the real world. This is something those of us that study animals and their behavior understand on a fundamental level. However, seeing concepts play out in real life that are usually taught in university lecture halls can be surprising and powerful. Instead of seeing textbook figures on PowerPoint slides,…
Creature Feature: Orangutans
Learn about these clever red-headed apes from southeast Asia in this week’s Creature Feature.
Sunday Sketch: Let’s Make a Band!
A fact about animal squad goals.
Field Frame Friday: Sing it loud and proud!
Indri (Indri Indri) songs can be heard from kilometers away and serve to defend a pair’s territory, advertise the position of the group within the territory, and maintain contact between group members even when far apart. [Photo, recording, and caption by Meredith Lutz] Torti, V., Gamba, M., Rabemananjara, Z. H., & Giacoma, C. (2013). The…
Field Notes- Storms on the horizon: Former success breeds conservation optimism for the brown pelican
Guest contributor Bradley Wilkinson from Clemson University discusses how brown pelicans on the east coast made a conservation comeback, but face a new set of challenges that he and his colleagues have been opportunistically researching.
Introducing Minorities in Shark Science (MISS): The organization changing the sharkscape
As Shark Week 2020 airs, a new organization has emerged to “break the mold and change the world.”
