When you think of a fight between an animal and a human in ancient Roman sports, the mental image is usually of a big man vs.

NEW YORK — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals. The video taken in 2023 shows female whales from two family ...

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Photograph of three male zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis), whose mating calls were used as part of the study. Credit: Raina Fan. The bright colors of butterfly wings, the sweet aromas of flowers ...

We tend to picture female animals as gentle or secondary to the males. Nature tells a different story. In many species, females are the hunters, the leaders, and sometimes the most ruthless ones in ...