Zoology
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There Will Be Blood
Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation. -
Underwater Harmony and Chaos
These birds are diving fools. -
The New Science of Animal Minds
The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. -
The Haunted Forest of Butterflies
A winning photograph shows millions of Monarchs dripping from Mexico’s fir trees in winter. -
We’re Polluting Our Forests—with Noise
Are hiking and biking incompatible with protecting wildlife? -
The Most Unlikely Migration
17 million insects cross the Pyrenees each year, with enormous impacts on the environment. -
A Tiny Insect with Extraordinary Piss
The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed. -
Abracadabra! How Magic Can Help Us Understand Animal Minds
By performing tricks for birds, monkeys, and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world. -
A Model Toadlet
A tiny, charismatic frog in Brazil is revealing secrets of a killer fungus. -
An A to Z of Hungry Killer Whales
This unique community of orcas is starving to death.
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How a Hurricane Brought Monkeys Together
This island of macaques rebuilt their social networks after calamity.
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The Astonishing Ways Animals Use Social Networks
Lee Alan Dugatkin on his 3 greatest revelations while writing The Well-Connected Animal.
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The Curious Life of a Singing Fish
Plainfin midshipman fish migrate from the deep sea to spawn—and then things get weird.
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The Shark Whisperer
Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks. -
The Marine Biologist Who Dove Right In
He changed the study of ocean life by getting in the water. -
The Marvelous Seamounts of the Southeast Pacific
An expedition to a little-explored region returns with deep-sea wonders. -
He Closed the Gap Between Humans and Apes
Frans de Waal saw animal behavior with fresh eyes and forever enriched our understanding of primates. -
Why Bats Are Flying Machines
Nearly everything about this tiny mammal is shaped by its powers of flight.