Wolves attack two bull elk in Yellowstone National Park. “Le mot juste,” Gustave Flaubert called it, “the right word.” No matter their subject, writers know in their bones that words matter. That is ...

Barn owl: briefly -- Study areas in Scotland -- Research methods -- Distribution and variation -- Variation within subspecies -- Variation among subspecies -- Related spedies in the genus Tyto -- Diet ...

Functional response describes the relationship between prey density and the rate at which a predator consumes prey, forming a key concept in understanding predator–prey interactions. It encompasses ...

Birds and bats act as non-chemical pest management in West African lowland rice fields, according to a recent study based in ...

The lion may be considered the king of the jungle, but this doesn’t mean this predator is invincible. They will go after some very tough prey that will fight back with considerable strength and ...

You might believe lions, wolves, or grizzly bears sit comfortably atop the food chain. Yet a growing body of research tells a ...