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Tag: foraging behavior

Some Caribbean parrotfishes find benthic cyanobacterial mats particularly tasty
Behavior

Some Caribbean parrotfishes find benthic cyanobacterial mats particularly tasty

I guess we’ve all got our guilty pleasures
October 29, 2023October 28, 2023 Katherine Grellman
Using acoustics to learn about Pingu
Behavior

Using acoustics to learn about Pingu

As humans forage to find snacks in their fridges, the little penguin forages in the sea, but just how effective…
November 26, 2022 Valeria Contreras
Whistle While you Work (for Lunch): Dolphin Communication Techniques During Foraging
Behavior

Whistle While you Work (for Lunch): Dolphin Communication Techniques During Foraging

Dolphin groups, or pods, need every member working together to communicate and find food. To do this, dolphins whistle to…
December 21, 2020December 20, 2020 Francesca Giammona
Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound
Climate Change Fisheries Noise

Underwater musicians: estimating health of an estuary using sound

Ever hear a snapping underwater? Wonder who is making the sound? Researchers can use sound to take the pulse of…
September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Samantha Setta
Mazes aren’t just for mice: European shore crabs exhibit spatial learning
Behavior

Mazes aren’t just for mice: European shore crabs exhibit spatial learning

Mazes aren’t just for mice, although a scientific literature search for maze learning might lead you to think so. In…
November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Julia Zeh
There’s No Such Thing as Free Lunch:  Observing the Foraging Behavior of Sharks Feeding on a Sperm Whale Carcass
Ecology Sharkbites Saturday

There’s No Such Thing as Free Lunch: Observing the Foraging Behavior of Sharks Feeding on a Sperm Whale Carcass

All species in the animal kingdom must find food to survive. For some species, finding food can be difficult and…
September 21, 2019September 18, 2019 Sydney Harned
Sharkbites Saturday

It’s Getting Hot In Here: How Ocean Acidification and Warming Affect Shark Hunting and Behavior

Elasmobranchs such as sharks and rays face physiological and behavioral changes due to ocean acidification and rising ocean temperatures. Read…
May 27, 2017May 27, 2017 Aditi Tripathy
Ecology

Epic: sperm whales hunt squid

Bad environmental news can seem overwhelming at times. No matter how environmentally aware you are, you will still need to…
April 27, 2015 Virginia Schutte

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