Ecologists have long sought clarity on the dietary habits of different animal species. For scientists, it wasn't obvious how herbivores in Yellowstone National Park, who subsist on grasses, ...

How do foraging animals find their food? A new study shows that lemurs use smell, social cues, and long-term memory to locate hidden fruit -- a combination of factors that may have deep evolutionary ...

A growing body of peer-reviewed research is documenting how rising temperatures and human activity are altering animal ...

Why do animals search for food at specific times of the day? In a study published in Current Biology, a research group led by Prof. Li Yan from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of ...

Valentin Dragoi professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, professor of neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medical College and scientific director of the Methodist/Rice Center for ...

Foraging enrichment is considered one of the most effective ways to enhance expression of species-typical behaviours and prevent the development of abnormal (repetitive) behaviours in captive animals.

Jessica Carew Kraft uses her teeth to grip the stem of a Himalayan blackberry plant as she twists the stem into cord Sept. 19 in Berkeley, Calif. Kraft is an author and forager of wild edibles. (Aric ...

Applying principles of foraging ecology to zoo-housed animals can positively influence animal behavior, and assist with evaluating exhibit space and design. In this study, we implemented zoo foraging ...

To survive in the harsh wild, many animals turn to drastic measures for food. An example of this is a feeding strategy known as kleptoparasitism. While the word contains “parasite,” it actually refers ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon wildlife officials are cautioning people to keep their trash secure, as a certain wild animal species is currently foraging for food before going into hibernation.

Brown University ecologists teamed with National Park Service scientists in Yellowstone to answer a vexing question about how different wildlife species find enough to eat PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...