For just one or two nights each spring, spotted salamanders emerge from underground and go in search of vernal mating pools.

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator ...

With the face of a Muppet and the physique of a Furby, the Kākāpō is an all-around preposterous creature. It’s nocturnal, ...

With three-inch beaks and plumage matching forest floors, woodcock migrate from the Gulf Coast to New Jersey each spring for mating season rituals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An October 2024 file photo of a coyote looking for food at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. (Credit: TONY CALDWELL) The ...

Climate change could be remixing the beat at the pond. A new study from UC Davis researchers, who listened closely to a male frog’s mating call, found that warmer temperatures lead to a faster beat, ...

A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs' mating calls. In the colder, early weeks of spring, their songs start off ...

Male Sierran chorus frogs change their breeding calls depending on the temperature, a UC Davis study found. (BenderPhoto, Getty Images) When the time is right, a good love song can make all the ...

Sloths are some pretty interesting animals. Beyond their reputation for being slow, a host of different traits reveals a lot about their evolution and behaviors. Take for example their mating calls.

Is that skunk I smell? As February begins and spring slowly starts to make itself felt across the Bay Area, you might be concerned about what seems like the increasingly noxious prevalence of skunk ...

After recently losing their newly laid eggs to ravens, will Big Bear Lake eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, have another clutch?