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Animal doctor: Some words for the whales

Roger Payne's album "Songs of the Humpback Whale." --S.V.M., West Palm Beach, Florida. Years ago, at an international conference of ethologists, I was one of the first to hear the late Dr. Payne's ...
Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...
The best echolocators among us can use the clicks of their mouths or the taps of their canes to create an astonishingly ...
Sharks and dolphins are two of the ocean’s most well-known predators, but they rely on very different strengths to survive.
A new study shows dolphins produce unique hunting sounds near trawlers and seawalls, hinting at surprising adaptability.
Bats seen swooping over gardens and yards at night are responding directly to insect abundance below, signaling a healthy ...
Colour blindness in animals can be largely attributed to the structure of the eyes. The perception of colour requires the ...