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Being exposed to light during the night can cause changes in the behaviour of guppies, according to a new study published in the Scientific Reports journal.
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Despite their peaceful demeanor and large size (they are the second largest shark species in the world), basking sharks can be as agile and powerful as their more famed counterparts, the great whites.
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Researchers at the University of Otago have discovered that the tawaki penguin, although just 60cm high, have no qualms about travelling nearly 7,000 kilometres to feed.
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It was in 2003 that Dr Lynne Sneddon of the University of Liverpool found through rigorous scientific research that fish are sensitive to pain and suffer.
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Why do young salmon leap out of the water, even when there are no obstacles in their way?
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Imagine being a cleaner shrimp (Ancylomenes pedersoni) and doing about your business in a client's mouth - a client that in other circumstances might see you as a potential meal.
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Parasites like the tapeworm alter their host’s behaviour to their own advantage.
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Scientists at the University of Exeter studying rockpool prawns (Palaemon elegant) have discovered that they exhibit different personalities, and those that are "shy" tend to fare better when competing for food.
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Over the past 125 years, North Pacific seabirds have shifted their prey preferences, consuming more squid and less fish. This trend has become more accentuated since 1950 due to the advent of industrial fishing.
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Some deep-sea skates lay their eggs in hydrothermal vents, prompting researchers to suggest in a recently published paper that they use the volcanic heat emitted at such locations to accelerate embryo development.
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While the intelligent awareness and emotional nature of our pets is accepted increasingly in our society, a strong prejudice lingers against the idea that animals considered 'cold' and 'low,' such as fish, amphibians and reptiles, could be sent
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A new study by scientists from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences describes how the presence of sharks has helped shape shallow reef habitats in the Pacific.
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A study published recently in the PLOS ONE journal describe how bowhead whales were observed engaging in behaviour that promoted exfoliation of molting skin.
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Most animals tend to be "right-handed" or they tend to favour the right side when they go about their normal activities. Called lateralisation bias, this refers to a preference for using a specific side of the body, be it the right or left.
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We’ve all seen those huge schools of fish that move as one and coordinate their movements so perfectly.
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Being right-handed or left-handed isn't a trait reserved exclusively for humans. Animals like birds and great apes have this trait as well. as do the cichlid fish (Perissodus microlepis species).
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