Birds in group flight seem to act as a single organism thanks to a few simple yet highly effective principles. Each of them follows three...
The biannual migration of birds is often dictated by the variable availability of food resources. Indeed, as winter approaches, finding food becomes a struggle: insects...
When they feel threatened, pufferfish use an astonishing strategy called inflation. Rather clumsy and slow normally, they compensate for this lack of agility by quickly...
Baobabs and elephants have a kind of love-hate relationship. For elephants, baobabs provide a pantry full of nutrients. Their trunks store a lot of water, and their...
The arctic fox lives in hyper-cold regions covered in snow for a large part of the year. Its fur turns bright white in winter to...
For lions, the mane is like a living business card. This large tuft of hair clearly indicates to other lions the social status, health, and...
In the face of an injury or illness, most wild animals possess natural mechanisms aimed at masking their pain or weakness. For example, some species...
The kangaroo pouch, also called marsupium, primarily serves to protect and nourish the young, which are born prematurely and still fragile. In kangaroos, babies emerge...
Cetaceans, such as dolphins or whales, possess a very sophisticated echolocation system to navigate in the water, using sounds and their echoes to map their...
In most well-known animals, red blood is due to a molecule called hemoglobin, rich in iron, which transports oxygen throughout the body. However, in some...
