Tiny but Ruthless: The 2-Pound Cat That Rules Africa’s Night from Rodent-Dug Burrows (Image: Hal Brindley) New research in southern Namibia shows that the elusive black-footed cat relies heavily on ...
New research shows female black-footed cats rely heavily on abandoned springhare burrows to shelter themselves and raise their kittens, using a constantly shifting network of underground dens to ...
Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) in southern Namibia. Image courtesy of Alex Sliwa. Under cover of night, a black-footed cat moves almost invisibly through the grasses of southern Namibia, hunting ...
MARA: ACROSS villages and towns in many African communities, folktales about the African springhare and the way it overcomes challenges are loved by children everywhere. Our ancestors chose this small ...
Jose is a passionate writer and a video game enthusiast from Argentina. Throughout his career, he has contributed to various entertainment platforms, including the prominent Spanish channel Plano de ...
For 40 years after first reading Capstick, Ruark and others, I wanted to hunt Cape buffalo. Then, after building my first double rifle, I wanted to do it with a rifle I had built, and at close ...
Fluorescent anatomy, which recently seemed to be a quirk in unusual animals such as platypuses and opossums, was found in most living families of mammals. By Cara Giaimo At first, it seemed to be ...
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...
Hyena: Overview What Do Hyenas Eat? A Complete List of Food Hyenas Eat What Do the Different Species of Hyenas ... How Do Hyenas Hunt for Food? Hyenas resemble wolves and dogs, but these carnivorous ...
A South African springhare, a type of rodent, is gnawing on bread. When light is shone on it, its brown fur begins to emit a strong, reddish-pink fluorescence. A research team from Northland College ...
Is it a kangaroo? Is it a rabbit? No! it’s a springhare. If you are confused by this animal, not to worry, it’s been baffling biologists for some time. The springhare is an unusual rodent species that ...
What started with the revelation of the flying squirrel snowballed into several other fluorescent discoveries, such as the nocturnal springhare and the platypus. Biofluorescence has also been ...
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