Hacker News with Generative AI: Animal Behavior

'Turbocharged' Mitochondria Power Birds' Epic Migratory Journeys (quantamagazine.org)
Weighing in at a single ounce, the white-crowned sparrow can fly 2,600 miles, from Mexico to Alaska, on its annual spring migration, sometimes traveling 300 miles in a single night.

Birds, Animal Behavior, Biology, Migration

103 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 78 comments

Monkeys are kidnapping babies of another species, perplexing scientists (cnn.com)

Animal Behavior, Primate Behavior, Science, Wildlife

10 points by kjhughes 3 days ago | 3 comments

Capuchin monkeys develop 'fad' of abducting baby howlers, cameras reveal (phys.org)
On an island off the coast of Panama lives a population of wild primates with a remarkable culture.

Primates, Animal Behavior, Research, Panama, Culture

5 points by arunc 3 days ago | 0 comments

'Turbocharged' Mitochondria Power Birds' Epic Migratory Journeys (quantamagazine.org)
Weighing in at a single ounce, the white-crowned sparrow can fly 2,600 miles, from Mexico to Alaska, on its annual spring migration, sometimes traveling 300 miles in a single night.

Biology, Animal Behavior, Migration, Birds

4 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 0 comments

Origins of language: Wild chimps mirror linguistic structures in human language (phys.org)
Humans are the only species on Earth known to use language.

Language, Linguistics, Animal Behavior, Primate Research, Science

4 points by pseudolus 13 days ago | 0 comments

Cuttlefish 'talk' with their arms, study reveals (scienceblog.com)
Scientists have discovered that cuttlefish use distinct arm movements to communicate with each other, adding another dimension to these already remarkable marine creatures.

Animal Behavior, Marine Biology, Communication

145 points by geox 17 days ago | 103 comments

Design and evaluation of a parrot-to-parrot video-calling system (2023) (smithsonianmag.com)
When humans are feeling lonely, we can call or video chat with friends and family who live far away. But, scientists asked, what about pet parrots? New research suggests that these chatty creatures may also benefit from virtually connecting with their peers.

Animal Behavior, Communication, Technology, Research

139 points by michalpleban 17 days ago | 71 comments

Gorilla study reveals complex pros and cons of friendship (sciencedaily.com)
Friendship comes with complex pros and cons -- possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of gorillas.

Social Behavior, Animal Behavior, Primates, Science

54 points by lentoutcry 17 days ago | 42 comments

PScientists reveal how bats learn to identify which prey is safe to eat (phys.org)
Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable frogs and toads through experience.

Science, Biology, Animal Behavior, Bats

26 points by wglb 22 days ago | 7 comments

Behavioral Sink (wikipedia.org)
"Behavioral sink" is a term invented by ethologist John B. Calhoun to describe a collapse in behavior that can result from overpopulation.

Overpopulation, Animal Behavior, Sociology, Psychology, Science

9 points by theogravity 22 days ago | 0 comments

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years (livescience.com)

Orcas, Animal Behavior, Marine Biology, Trends, Nature

19 points by jnord 28 days ago | 3 comments

Do cat buttholes touch every surface they sit on? (upworthy.com)
A question no one knew they needed answered.

Cats, Animal Behavior, Science, Humor

18 points by stubish 30 days ago | 4 comments

Behavioral Sink (wikipedia.org)
"Behavioral sink" is a term invented by ethologist John B. Calhoun to describe a collapse in behavior that can result from overpopulation.

Overpopulation, Animal Behavior, Psychology, Ethology

5 points by simonebrunozzi 31 days ago | 0 comments

Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit (theguardian.com)
Humans have gathered to feast and enjoy a tipple together for thousands of years, but research suggests chimpanzees may also bond over a boozy treat.

Animal Behavior, Science, Chimpanzees, Alcohol

6 points by pseudolus 32 days ago | 0 comments

Salmon Exposed to Anti-Anxiety Medication Pollution Take More Risks (smithsonianmag.com)
Humans take a lot of medication, and small doses of those drugs—including antibiotics, antidepressants, birth control and more—find their way in the environment through wastewater, even after it’s treated.

Environmental Pollution, Pharmaceuticals, Animal Behavior, Fish, Science

29 points by chimpanzee 34 days ago | 3 comments

Bonobos use a kind of syntax once thought to be unique to humans (newscientist.com)
Bonobos combine their calls in a complex way that forms distinct phrases, a sign that this type of syntax is more evolutionarily ancient than previously thought.

Primates, Animal Behavior, Linguistics, Science, Evolution

192 points by docmechanic 46 days ago | 125 comments

Parrots and humans share a brain mechanism for speech (sciencenews.org)
When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March 19 in Nature.

Neuroscience, Animal Behavior, Language, Birds

6 points by gmays 50 days ago | 0 comments

The Ocean Sunfish: Why the Rant Is Wrong (2017) (imgur.com)

Ocean Sunfish, Biology, Animal Behavior, Opinion Pieces, Image Sharing

13 points by Tomte 56 days ago | 0 comments

Chimpanzees act as 'engineers', choosing materials to make tools (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees living in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania employ a degree of engineering when making their tools, deliberately choosing plants that provide materials that produce more flexible tools for termite fishing.

Animal Behavior, Primates, Tool Use, Engineering

93 points by docmechanic 59 days ago | 68 comments

North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution (nytimes.com)
Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution.

Science, Biology, Urbanization, Animal Behavior, Noise Pollution

21 points by perihelions 61 days ago | 5 comments

Ownership of High-Risk ("Vicious") Dogs as a Marker for Deviant Behaviors (researchgate.net)

Animal Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, Criminology

25 points by jnord 66 days ago | 49 comments

When the Animals Went Electric (nautil.us)
What a superpower sense tells us about evolutionary creativity

Evolution, Animal Behavior, Neuroscience, Superpowers

10 points by dnetesn 66 days ago | 0 comments

Mice perform 'first aid' to revive their stricken companions (thetimes.com)

Animal Behavior, Science, Biology, Mice

13 points by mrcode007 74 days ago | 6 comments

The first images of humpbacks having sex, and they're both males (cbc.ca)
Two male humpback whales are seen mating off the coast of Hawaii in 2022 in what scientists say is the first documented instance of humpback sex.

Animal Behavior, Science, Marine Biology, Whales

6 points by geox 78 days ago | 0 comments

Mice exhibit paramedic-like behaviors toward unresponsive peers, study finds (medicalxpress.com)
University of California, Los Angeles, researchers have identified neural mechanisms behind prosocial behaviors in mice directed toward unresponsive conspecifics.

Animal Behavior, Neuroscience, Social Behavior, Research

40 points by PaulHoule 79 days ago | 3 comments

Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the Pacific (phys.org)
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that journey to nearby Año Nuevo Natural Reserve.

Marine Biology, Ecology, Animal Behavior, Research, Pacific Ocean

6 points by PaulHoule 85 days ago | 0 comments

Backyard bird has a lot to teach us about sex variability (scientificamerican.com)
It’s springtime in your backyard. You watch a pair of little brown songbirds flit about, their white throats flashing in the sun. One of the birds has striking black and white stripes on its crown and occasionally belts out its song, “Old Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody.” Its partner is more drab, with tan and gray stripes on its head and brown streaks through its white throat.

Animal Behavior, Biology, Science, Sexual Dimorphism

35 points by sohkamyung 86 days ago | 9 comments

Dogs may have domesticated themselves because they liked snacks, model suggests (livescience.com)

Dogs, Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence, Science

162 points by Stratoscope 87 days ago | 171 comments

Chimps prefer peeing together, 600 hours of study shows (asahi.com)

Animal Behavior, Primate Studies, Research, Science, Japan

13 points by rntn 87 days ago | 11 comments

A study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field (unc.edu)
Carolina researchers publish a groundbreaking study on how turtles navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field.

Science, Biology, Animal Behavior, Research

166 points by gmays 97 days ago | 67 comments