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Study examines connection between shark nose shape, size, smell sensitivit
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sharks are known as "super smellers," as they employ olfaction to detect smells associated with finding prey and mates, communicating with their own species, and avoiding predators. Unlike humans, their olfactory system is independent of their respiratory system. Sharks and other fish use gi
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Study: Violent sexual predators use dating apps as hunting grounds
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Dating apps are fertile ground for predators in part because there are few means for potential victims to screen possible partners. Dating apps are now an entrenched part of American social life, but there's work to do to ensure users' safety. New research suggests that violent sexual predat
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Tom Hardy to narrate forthcoming Sky original nature series 'Predators'
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): Hollywood star Tom Hardy is all set to narrate a natural history series for Sky Nature, titled 'Predators', which is co-produced by Netflix.
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Sexual predators hunt children even amid devastating floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): Young children including girls are not safe, even amid the devastating floods in Pakistan, as media reports show that they are being abducted, raped and sexually abused.
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Study reveals how bats communicate and work together for efficient foragin
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): When prey is spread in an unpredictable way over the terrain, several animal species have developed social hunting methods. For the first time, researchers have shown that animals, in this case the common noctule bat, construct a mobile sensory network in or
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Bats communicate and work together for more efficient foraging
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Social hunting strategies are already well documented in many animal species when prey is distributed in an unpredictable way across the landscape. Researchers have now demonstrated for the first time that animals in this case the common noctule bat join tog
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Study reveals how young giraffes escape from its predators
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): According to a study, the young giraffe or foal needs to develop its ability to move quickly on its legs in order to avoid predators. Animals' spinal cords contain networks for coordinating their muscles after birth. It takes some time to become proficient in
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Study develops method to protect crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 28 (ANI): A method to bottle the "smell of fear" produced by predators to repel and disrupt destructive insects naturally without the need for harsh substances, has been recently developed by researchers.
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Researchers protect crops from insects using 'smell of fear'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): Researchers have developed a way to bottle the "smell of fear" produced by predators to repel and disrupt destructive insects naturally without the need for harsh substances.
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Wasps valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health just like bees: St
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 29 (ANI): According to a new review paper led by UCL and University of East Anglia researchers, wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more.
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Animals fake death for long periods to escape predators: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bristol [England], March 3 (ANI): A recent study by researchers from the University of Bristol has found that many animals fake death to try to escape their predators. with some individuals in prey species remaining motionless, if in danger, for extended lengths of time.
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Application of forensic DNA technology critical to deter sexual predators
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Although India saw a steep drop in reported cases of rape in the first month of the nationwide lockdown earlier this year, the menace is rearing its ugly head again with several incidents being reported from across the country and
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