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Ground-nesting birds design their nests to hide from predators: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to new research, ground-nesting birds known as lapwings exploit the design of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators.
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Survey shows Israeli youth at predators' risk while playing online games
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The survey was carried out in the fourth quarter of 2022 among 435 interviewees aged 12-18, from a representative sample of the population in Israel, excluding the ultra-orthodox population, which shuns the Internet.
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Defence forces to jointly maintain common weapon platforms like Rafales, A
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a step aimed to help save funds in a big way, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is working towards creating a system where maintenance of common weapon systems and platforms are done jointly by forces.
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Predator drones, P-8I surveillance aircraft have proved to be useful in op
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The sensors they (Predators) have are quite a state of the art and they provide good recognizance and intelligence effort. So I would say no asset belongs to just any one service. It's a national asset and we need to use it wherever it can give the best results and optimal results so tha
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Study finds warmer, murkier waters favour predators of guppies
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers found changes in water conditions interact to affect how Trinidadian guppies protect themselves from predators, The study was published in the journal, 'Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.'
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Fossil evidence indicates that these long-necked reptiles were beheaded by
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Compared to modern reptiles, several marine reptiles from the time of the dinosaurs had incredibly lengthy necks. The fact that they had long necks rendered them more vulnerable to predators, even if it was obviously a successful evolutionary strategy, has long been speculated by palaeontolo
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Epidemic endangers coral reefs in Mideast, Eastern Mediterranean
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Coral reefs act as nurseries and habitats for countless marine species, providing shelter, food, and protection from predators.
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Study finds whales use vocal fry to catch food in deep waters
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dolphins and other toothed whales are large-brained top predators that captivate our imagination; they are extremely social, they cooperate and can hunt prey down to 2 km deep in complete darkness with echolocation.
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Here's how magnetism affects animal behaviour
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Scientists summarize the methods used to explore how the Earth's magnetic field influences the behaviour of various animal species. This review is an ideal starting point for scientists wishing to enter this fascinating but poorly-understood topic in modern sensory biology.
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Researchers reveal animals that perceive time fastest
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The animals that perceive time the quickest are those that are small, can fly, or are marine predators, researchers revealed in the study.
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Study finds how virovory is enough to fuel physiological growth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that a type of Halteria, which are tiny ciliates that live in freshwater habitats all over the world, may consume large quantities of infectious chloroviruses. For the first time, the team's laboratory tests have also demonstrated that a virus-only diet, or "virovory,"
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Cheetah marking trees are hotspots for communication also for other specie
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Marking trees are important hotspots of communication for cheetahs: Here they exchange information with and about other cheetahs via scent marks, urine and scats.
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