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Nest invader: The channel-billed cuckoo is the world's largest parasitic bird.Channel-bills go cuckoo in spring

Wednesday, 1 September 2010 11 commentsArticle has audioArticle has photo slideshow
Scribbly Gum Nature Feature You know it's spring when you're woken in the early hours of the morning by the deafening calls of channel-billed cuckoos looking for love.
Subjects: animal-behaviour, ornithology, birds, scribblygum Locations: coffs-harbour-2450, gosford-2250, lismore-2480, newcastle-2300, port-macquarie-2444, sydney-2000, nt, qld, broome-6725, derby-6728

A male (red) and female (black) Gouldian finchCheating reaps big benefits for Gouldian Finches

Friday, 20 August 2010
Lying and cheating on your partner pays dividends if you are a Gouldian Finch, according to Australian researchers.
Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, birds Locations: australia, nsw, macquarie-university-2109

What's the point of licking watermelon? Cats can't taste sweet things.Do animals taste the same things as humans?

Thursday, 12 August 2010 12 comments
Ask an expert Can cats taste 'sweet'? Or do animals other than humans have similar taste receptors to us?
Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, neuroscience, anatomy, reptiles, mammals, fish, invertebrates, birds, askanexpert

Orangutans are more economical than any other primate, including humans Orangutans most energy efficient primate

Tuesday, 3 August 2010
A new study has found orangutans need less food fuel than we do for the same, or greater, levels of activity.
Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, mammals Locations: united-states

Young apes play games as a way to learn how to keep a competitive edge Gorillas learn by playing 'tag'

Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Young gorillas and other African great apes play tag, suggesting that this common childhood pastime has deep primate roots, according to a new study.
Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, mammals Locations: united-kingdom

The warmer it is the faster crocodiles use up their oxygen Crocodiles dive less in warmer waters

Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Warmer temperatures may make it harder for crocodiles to dive for food, say researchers.
Subjects: climate-change, animals, animal-behaviour, reptiles Locations: university-of-queensland-4072

Rising CO2 levels could see some small fish engage in 'risky' behaviour Rising CO2 may lead Nemo to danger

Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Increasing CO2 levels could have an unexpected effect on clownfish, by making them indulge in risky behaviour, say researchers.
Subjects: environment, climate-change, science-and-technology, animals, animal-behaviour, fish Locations: james-cook-university-townsville-4811

Researchers say the notion that whales are intelligent threatens to demolish the assumption that they are simply a commodity to be harvested Whales closer to us than thought

Monday, 21 June 2010
As the future of whales once more comes under global debate, some scientists say the marine mammals are not only smarter than thought but also share several attributes once claimed as exclusively human.
Subjects: science-and-technology, animals, animal-behaviour, mammals-whales, whaling Locations: canada, france, united-states

Evenly matched: Researchers find no difference in directional sense between male and females Females as good as males with directions

Friday, 18 June 2010
Scientists studying rats have found both male and female newborns have an innate sense of direction before they've even begun to move around, and this is likely to be the same for all animals - including humans.
Subjects: science-and-technology, animal-behaviour, anthropology-and-sociology, neuroscience Locations: norway, united-kingdom

Previous research has focused on the need to kill cockroaches rather than learning about their behaviour Roaches prefer dinner parties to eating alone

Friday, 11 June 2010
New research has shown the more crowded and roach-infested the food, the more roaches can't resist joining the gluttonous spree.
Subjects: science-and-technology, animals, animal-behaviour, invertebrates-insects-and-arachnids Locations: united-states

That blank stare in your dog's eyes could be the result of thousands of years of human intervention Dogs dumbed down by domestication

Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Dogs are now so dependent upon people that they fail certain basic intelligence tests that wolves and wild dogs ace, according to new research.
Subjects: science-and-technology, animals, animal-behaviour, dog Locations: australia, sa, university-of-south-australia-5000

Male fiddler crab watch for other males waving their 'love claw' to detect the presence of a female Crabs caught spying on rivals' love claws

Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Male fiddler crabs spy on their competitors to work out when a potential female mate is around, Australian researchers have found.
Subjects: animals, animal-behaviour, invertebrates Locations: australian-national-university-0200

When the weather is warmer the blue banded bees emerge from hibernation at exactly the same time as the desert flowers bloom. Can animals predict the weather?

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 10 comments
Ask an Expert Is it possible that animals might be able to predict when a change is the weather is coming?
Subjects: animals, animals, animal-behaviour, entomology, weather, invertebrates-insects-and-arachnids, askanexpert

Researchers claim they will be able to use the information to better assess drugs designed for pain relief 'Face-book' to measure pain in mice

Monday, 10 May 2010
Scientists have for the first time created a sliding scale of pain for mice based on facial expressions, according to a new study.
Subjects: ethics, pain, animal-behaviour, mammals Locations: canada

Swim fan: Brad Norman photographs a whale shark at Ningaloo Reef.Spot a whale shark

Tuesday, 4 May 2010 2 commentsArticle has audioArticle has photo slideshow
Scribbly Gum Nature Feature Every autumn, whale sharks hang out off the coast of Western Australia. Spot one and you could help scientists unravel the mysteries of the world's biggest fish.
Subjects: endangered-and-protected-species, oceans-and-reefs, animal-behaviour, fish, scribblygum Locations: ningaloo-6701

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