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Which animals view humans as predators?

Ever wonder what animals really think when they encounter us? The image we hold of ourselves wandering peacefully through ...
AOL

15 Nature’s Most Formidable Predators

Natural predators aren't just fearsome hunters. They are ecosystem architects that sculpt wild landscapes, influence evolution, and captivate human curiosity more than any other animals. Found in ...

'We’ve taken the role of the predator': Metro Parks on managing deer population in central Ohio

As some Worthington residents debate the use of sharpshooters, Metro Parks officials say decades of data and experience show ...
AOL

Revealed: The 15 Most Dangerous Predators In Nature

Natural predators aren't just fearsome hunters. They are ecosystem architects that sculpt wild landscapes, influence evolution, and captivate human curiosity more than any other animals. Found in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Caterpillars Repel Predators With Second-Hand Nicotine Puffs

As far as spiders are concerned, caterpillars have a case of very bad breath Rachel Nuwer A tobacco hornworm caterpillar chowing down on a wild tobacco plant in the Great Basin Desert, Utah Photo by ...
LAist

Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 37:24 Listen to the Story ...
Nature

Hatching Plasticity and Predator-Induced Responses in Amphibian Embryos

Amphibian embryos exhibit remarkable hatching plasticity, enabling them to adjust the timing of hatching in response to environmental cues, particularly those signalling predation risk. This adaptive ...
East Bay Times

Zoo asks people to donate unwanted pets to feed predators and imitate ‘natural food chain’

A zoo in northern Denmark is asking pet owners to donate their unwanted guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even small horses – not to put them on display but to feed them to the zoo’s predators. The ...
Beyond Pesticides

Cultivating with Natural Predators Gets Farmers Off the Pesticide Treadmill, According to Study

(Beyond Pesticides, July 12, 2023) A study by University of Delaware entomologist Thabu Mugala and colleagues finds that modifications to their farming methods can reduce slug damage when those ...
AZ Animals

Think Otter Poop Is Gross? It’s Actually the Key to Saving Chesapeake Bay’s Apex Predator

Biologists and ecologists have long wished to gather high-quality data on exactly what the animals they study are eating, but how can such observations be made without disturbing the natural patterns ...
WFAE

Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?

Through evolution, animals have developed an array of defenses to help protect against predators. Porcupines use quills to fend off attackers; turtles hide under protective shells; skunks spray their ...