Researchers have uncovered in anglerfish a specialized motor neuron population for the first dorsal fin used for 'fishing'. When the first dorsal fin evolved from a swimming and buoyancy aid to a ...

In a new study, scientists describe how different traits used to choose mates in barn swallow populations are driving the bird to diverge, which could eventually lead to the formation of new species.

Anglerfish earned the name for their unique evolutionary hunting adaptation—a front dorsal fin known as an illicium that ...

Characterized by their unique adaptations to extreme environments, anglerfish are known for using lures to attract prey.

Yamamoto believes that his findings can also inform human evolution. “While we, as land animals, do not have fins, our ...

German survey respondents rated images of tattooed models as less beautiful than images of the same models with no tattoos. However, younger people, tattoo artists and those with body art tolerated ...

Under stress, animals change their behavior, such as through "fight or flight" or "freezing" response. Simultaneously, ...

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Negative experiences in early life, such as neglect, isolation, stress, and physical and emotional abuse, among others, are known as Early Life Adversity (ELA) events. Evidence from experimental ...

particularly in the ventral lobe where a preferential migration of the parasite occurs 1. In subsequent investigations, parasite-free calves were given single infections of 2,500, 5,000 and 15,000 ...

Some 450 mostly rescue or disabled animals are housed at Happy Pants Ranch. 34 animals were rescued from a property littered with waste and hundreds of empty cans in Walsall. The RSPCA sees 260 ...

The words reindeer and caribou are largely interchangeable, but depending on where you live, there may be different naming conventions. In Europe and Asia, these animals are always called reindeer, ...