Great tits use `predator-specific` calls to warn each other

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 15:07

Researchers have found that the Great tits use different combinations of notes in their calls to communicate information about predators.

Carnivorous predators enjoy a bit of fruit on the side as well!

Last Updated: Sunday, August 25, 2013, 17:23

It turns out that alligators and crocodiles do not live on meat alone.

Fish fake eyes to trick predators

Last Updated: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 14:24

Small prey fish can grow a bigger `eye` on their rear fins as a way of distracting predators and dramatically boosting their chances of survival, new study has found.

Fish migrate to escape predators: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 20:39

Fish use migration as an effective defence against being eaten, scientists say.

Glowing shark fends off predators with `lightsaber` spines

Last Updated: Saturday, February 23, 2013, 09:35

A glow-in-the-dark shark scares off its predators with "lightsaber-like" spines on its back, a new study has revealed.

Scientists discover snail that sheds foot to escape predators

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 17:20

Researchers have discovered a snail in Japan that sheds its foot to escape predators especially fast-moving snakes, the first known case of self-amputation in molluscs.

Pak-origin sex predators jailed in UK

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 22:57

All the convicted were found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with girls under the age of 16.

Loss of predators tied with deforestation

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 20:31

The unbridled growth of moose, deer and other herbivore populations is contributing to deforestation thanks to the loss of predators such as wolves.

Hollywood actresses encourage sexual predators by keeping mum

Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 16:39

Many leading actresses, who have been asked for sexual favours in order to get coveted jobs in Hollywood, do not prefer naming the alleged sexual perpetrators, which is turn contributes to the problem, psychologists have claimed.