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This Doesn’t Sound Tasty

How moths bat away their predators.

October 27, 2016

Only Street Dogs Are Real Dogs

Purebreds don’t satisfy the biological definition of a species.

How an Elephant Loses Its Tusks

Elephants without tusks are a response to the selective pressure of poaching.

September 30, 2016

Fish Can Be Smarter Than Primates

To understand the plurality of intelligence, look under water.

September 8, 2016

Why the Songbird’s Serenade Is Going Off Key

Urban din is forcing animal mating calls to be either unsexy or unheard.

July 14, 2016

What Wild Animals Do in the Dark of the Night

Capturing wildlife with flash photography at the turn of the century.

May 27, 2016

In Which I Try to Become a Swift

The closest I ever got to flying with the birds was on the ground.

May 27, 2016

Can a Cat Have an Existential Crisis?

Treating my cat for depression caused me to question the state of anxiety in animals and us.

April 22, 2016

Parasites Are Us

How biological invaders challenge our idea of self and other.

April 18, 2016

The Other Crisis on the Mexican Border

Animals are struggling to cope with the US-Mexico border wall.

March 25, 2016

What Pigeons Teach Us About Love

The sweet, avian romance of Harold and Maude.

February 4, 2016