They're quick, quiet, and barely leave a trace. At just around 10 pounds, gray foxes are small enough to slip under the radar, but their impact on California's landscapes is outsized. These nocturnal ...

An international team of researchers, led by paleontologists of the University of Liège, has investigated the biting ...

These mantises are increasingly posing a threat to local biodiversity through intense predation and competition for ...

A group of pumas in Monte León National Park, in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, has incorporated penguins as a regular part ...

Natural predators aren't just fearsome hunters. They are ecosystem architects that sculpt wild landscapes, influence evolution, and captivate human curiosity more than any other animals. Found in ...

Evaluation of the main hypotheses proposed for the causes of decline and failure to recover of the western Steller sea lion population depends on understanding how food web linkages affect sea lions.

This video examines island animals that evolved in isolated environments with little competition or predation. When placed in ...

In Yellowstone National Park — where gray wolves were reintroduced starting in 1995 — researchers have gone back and forth on whether the restoration of wolves has impacted the ecosystem. The idea is ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?

When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, the effects were dramatic. Among other things, elk numbers fell far more than expected. It turns out that the mere fear of wolves ...