18 May 2023
Animals fleeing predators can take advantage of the "human shield effect" where they seek refuge in human-dominated spaces – but for bobcats and coyotes in Washington state, conflict with humans is three times as likely to lead to death
6 August 2020
Tanystropheus had a neck three times the length of its body, and a new analysis of its skull suggests it lived in the sea, where it ambushed prey
11 December 2019
Predators are a problem for Trinidad’s killifish: in streams where the problem is worst the killifish grow more brain cells, perhaps to help evade the hunters
7 February 2018
Bombardier beetles sometimes get eaten by toads, but they can squirt hot, toxic jets of liquid from their backsides so the toads often vomit them right back up
9 November 2017
Coconut crabs were thought to be purely opportunistic scavengers, but these huge arthropods are actually active predators that may dominate their island homes
1 November 2017
A newly-discovered species of mite sets up home on a spider’s web and nibbles away at any insects the spider catches – and the spider doesn’t seem to mind
1 November 2017
There were 81 confirmed cases of protected birds of prey being attacked or killed in Britain in 2016, yet the authorities didn’t take a single person to court
2 October 2017
Some bottlenose dolphins cooperate with Brazilian fishers, probably for mutual benefit, and these animals don't whistle like others in their group
26 September 2017
Cameras strapped to African penguins reveal that the birds team up to hunt shoals of fish, suggesting they are both smart and highly cooperative
25 September 2017
A review of historical accounts shows there have been several alligator-on-shark grudge matches, hinting at an unlikely food source
