Hirola” translates from Somali to something like “the peaceful one” or “the lone one,” referring to its solitary habits. Like other antelopes, Hirola are social but tend to form small herds of 10 to ...

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New research from James Cook University has made the extraordinary discovery that epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs ...

For the first time, we know more than we ever expected to know about the sex lives of the majestic beluga whale. It's ...

A new study suggests humans belong in an elite “league of monogamy,” ranking closer to beavers and meerkats than to ...

Men assess potential rivals that have a larger penis as more of a threat, both physically and sexually, according to a study by Upama Aich at the University of Western Australia and colleagues, ...

The parasite that causes toxoplasmosis could play a bigger role in animal behavior than we thought, according to a first-of-its-kind study in Kenya. The research also shows that the generally nonfatal ...

New University of Hawaiʻi research confirms that “Sharktober” is real, revealing a statistically significant spike in shark ...

The gender gap has hit the animal kingdom ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

Tiger sharks are typically solitary wanderers, and it wasn’t clear to scientists how they came together to reproduce. But as HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, groundbreaking research from the ...

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