Sharks prefer attacking prey from behind

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 16:32

Researchers have claimed that sharks can comprehend body orientation and therefore know whether humans are facing them or not.

How cheetahs catch their prey

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 12:42

A new study has revealed that the cheetah, which is the world`s fastest land animal, matches and may even anticipate the escape tactics of different prey when hunting, rather than just relying on its speed and agility, as previously thought.

Sawfish `use Wi-Fi to find prey`

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 12:39

Sawfish senses electric fields to find prey, contrary to the widely held perception that they only feed from the bottom of the ocean.

`Predator, prey base has increased at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve`

Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012, 13:14

WTI survey has highlighted the fact that numbers of both prey as well as predators have increased.

Mosquitoes use different odour sensors to track human prey

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 19:17

Malaria mosquito apparently relies on a battery of different types of odour sensors to mediate its most critical behaviours.

Ancient birds jabbed at prey with axelike beaks

Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 09:50

Ninety-pound birds that once lived in South America wielded their giant, sharp beaks in quick jabs, much like the boxing tactics of Muhammad Ali, according to a new study.

Bowhead whales smell the air

Last Updated: Sunday, August 8, 2010, 11:49

Scientists have revealed a previously undiscovered ability of bowhead whales` to smell the air - a finding that could change the understanding of how they locate prey.

Wildcats mimic their prey’s calls to hunt them

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 16:16

For the first time, researchers found a wildcat species imitating the call of its intended victim in order to hunt it.

How sharks sniff out their prey

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 11:07

Sharks have a keen sense of smell and a remarkable ability to follow their noses through the ocean.

The secret behind sharks sniffing out their prey

Last Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 17:32

It`s no secret that sharks have a keen sense to smell their meal.

Kenya rounds up prey for starving lions

Last Updated: Thursday, February 11, 2010, 10:40

Kenyan game rangers on Wednesday began rounding up thousands of zebras to be moved to a reserve where starving lions have been attacking livestock.

Turtles can act like chameleons to deceive predators and prey alike

Last Updated: Monday, December 14, 2009, 20:16

In a new research, scientists have determined that turtles can act like chameleons, by matching the color of their skin and shells to the color of their habitat’s substrate, which helps them to deceive predators and prey alike.