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animal behaviour

Life

Suckerfish use fast-flowing water to surf across swimming whales’ skin

Cameras attached to whales to study their behaviour have also revealed that the remora fish that ride along with them prefer to stay behind the whale’s blowhole to limit drag

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Environment

How many birds do cats kill? Help this science project find out

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fish

Life

Some male fish use their tails to fan rivals’ sperm away from eggs

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Life

The longest whale dive ever recorded clocks in at almost 4 hours

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bee and sunflower

Environment

Training bees to prefer certain flower scents boosts seed production

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Titan triggerfish

Life

Watch titan triggerfish jump out of the water to catch and eat crabs

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tufted ground squirrel

Life

Borneo’s ‘carnivorous’ squirrel actually mainly eats one kind of seed

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frog

Life

Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females during breeding season

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grey reef sharks

Life

Grey reef sharks hang out with the same friends year after year

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termite nest

Life

Termite intruders evolved cowardice to squat in another species’ nest

Inquiline termites can’t build their own nests and instead sneak into the homes built by another termite species. When the host attacks, the freeloaders run away

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Life

Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home

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Life

Dolphins learn from peers to chase fish into shells and then eat them

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Life

Scratching is contagious among strangers – if you are an orangutan

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Humans

Seagulls aren’t menaces – they are fascinating and complex creatures

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