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Researchers describe the first example of nest-building in an African amphibian, the Goliath frog, and suggest it's why they grow so gigantic.

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Any human mom can attest that keeping a baby fed and happy can be a Herculean task. That’s why some animal mothers have evolved some truly creative—and sometimes surprising—strategies. These include regurgitating nectar, sequestering toxins, and even self-sacrifice.. . . Read More

A new study finds that elephants can discriminate between two quantities of food using only their sense of smell. The study is an example of the move towards more species-specific, ecologically valid cognition tests and could have applications in conservation.

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African lions seem to exemplify the conflict between genders. A coalition of males will defend their right to exclusively breed with a group of females against intruding males, who won’t think twice about killing all the cubs in order to hasten the siring of their own with. . . Read More