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🦁 Weekly Science Fact: Female Lions Lead the Hunt 🌿 Did you know that female lions, known as lionesses, are the primary hunters in the pride? That's right – when it comes to providing food for their families, it's the lionesses who take charge! In the wild, lionesses work together in coordinated efforts to stalk and capture prey, displaying incredible teamwork and strategic planning. Their agility, speed, and hunting prowess make them formidable predators, capable of taking down prey much larger than themselves. While the male lions often get the spotlight for their majestic appearance and impressive roars, it's the lionesses who truly shine as the providers and protectors of the pride. This remarkable behavior showcases the fascinating dynamics within lion society and highlights the essential role that females play in ensuring the survival and well-being of their entire pride. Stay tuned for more captivating science facts every week as we explore the wonders of the natural world together! . . . #ScienceFacts #WildlifeWednesday #LionessHunting #AnimalBehavior #NatureFacts #WildlifeFacts #PredatorPrey #FemalePower #WildlifeDiscovery #AnimalKingdom #LionFacts #FemaleLions #HuntingFacts #WildlifeEducation #Zoology #LionBehavior #ScienceNews #WeeklyFacts #NatureEducation #AnimalScience #LionessLife #WildlifeResearch #FemaleEmpowerment #EcoFacts #NatureTrivia #ScienceEducation #AnimalFacts #WildlifeConservation #FelineFacts #WeeklyScienceFact

🦁 Weekly Science Fact: Female Lions Lead the Hunt 🌿 Did you know that female lions, known as lionesses, are the primary hunters in the pride? That's right – when it comes to providing food for their families, it's the lionesses who take charge! In the wild, lionesses work together in coordinated efforts to stalk and capture prey, displaying incredible teamwork and strategic planning. Their agility, speed, and hunting prowess make them formidable predators, capable of taking down prey much larger than themselves. While the male lions often get the spotlight for their majestic appearance and impressive roars, it's the lionesses who truly shine as the providers and protectors of the pride. This remarkable behavior showcases the fascinating dynamics within lion society and highlights the essential role that females play in ensuring the survival and well-being of their entire pride. Stay tuned for more captivating science facts every week as we explore the wonders of the natural world together! . . . #ScienceFacts #WildlifeWednesday #LionessHunting #AnimalBehavior #NatureFacts #WildlifeFacts #PredatorPrey #FemalePower #WildlifeDiscovery #AnimalKingdom #LionFacts #FemaleLions #HuntingFacts #WildlifeEducation #Zoology #LionBehavior #ScienceNews #WeeklyFacts #NatureEducation #AnimalScience #LionessLife #WildlifeResearch #FemaleEmpowerment #EcoFacts #NatureTrivia #ScienceEducation #AnimalFacts #WildlifeConservation #FelineFacts #WeeklyScienceFact

🐯🦁 The world of big cats is as intriguing as it is diverse, but have you ever heard about the remarkable hybrids that roam the lands of imagination and, sometimes, reality? Dive into the enthralling universe of hybrid big cats like ligers, tigons, and beyond on Animarticle.com! 🔍 These hybrids are not mere creatures of myths but real animals bred from the members of the majestic Felidae family. From the ancient civilizations' crossbreeding experiments to the scientific and ethical implications in the modern world, these feline wonders have stories that captivate. 🧬 Discover: - The historical allure surrounding hybrid big cats in ancient cultures - Rare and unexpected crossbreeds within the big cat family - The unique traits and staggering sizes of these feline marvels - Ethical considerations and conservation perspectives in the captive breeding of hybrids Enter a realm where genetic diversity reveals fascinating combinations and raises profound questions about intervention in nature's design. 👉 Explore the full article to uncover the secrets of these majestic creatures: [Link to the article] #HybridBigCats #Ligers #Tigons #Conservation #GeneticDiversity #BigCats #WildlifeConservation #Nature #Felidae #Animals #CaptivityBreeding #Ecology #Biodiversity #AnimalLovers #Zoology #ConservationEthics #WildlifeSanctuaries

I am studying the traces produced by modern animals in the #Atlantic foreshore. Specifically, this is a dog track from #Algarve. Modern traces allow to better understand #fossil ones... #neoichnology rules!

Little is known about Panamanian golden frogs (PGF) vocal behaviors in the wild so we set out to study them. What we found surprised us. https://lnkd.in/eH6RH4FW We used bioacoustic monitoring to establish a baseline for acoustic characteristics of the frogs' calls and vocal activity over time. This is important because these frogs haven't been seen in the wild since 2009. The recordings showed that, despite consistent temperature, lighting, humidity levels, and daily activity schedules, the frogs’ vocalizations followed daily and seasonal variations just as they would in the wild. “The study gives us insight into how important these vocalizations could be,” said Alan Zigler, the study’s lead author. “Obviously it’s a very hardwired behavior, even in animals that have never lived in their native environment.” This finding suggests that vocal behavior could help mediate a variety of social interactions among the frogs, despite previous assumptions that this species predominantly uses conspicuous visual hand waving gestures, called semaphoring, to better communicate in their noisy, native rainforest environments. Our Zoo was the first institution to successfully breed Panamanian golden frogs and we regularly lead or collaborate on multiple research projects to further the understanding of this species and support its eventual reintroduction to the Panamanian cloud forests. Association of Zoos and Aquariums #marylandzoo #zoo #maryland #baltimore #allforanimals #conservation #animalconservation #frogs #frog #zoology

If you are an animal lover, conservationist, or someone who cares about animals and our ecosystem, then this article is a must-read for you, as it discusses the declining numbers of horseshoe crabs. https://lnkd.in/gBZbhFTs #biodiversity #sciencecommunication #blogwriting #articlewriting #writerscommunity #biology #animalwelfare

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Welcome to the first in our deep dive series looking at the cetacean species we see here in the Eastern English Channel. In this video, we're taking a closer look at the Bottlenose Dolphin, which is the most commonly reported cetacean here in Sussex. Adults can grow up to nearly 4 metres long. They have a large grey body, a pale grey or pinkish belly and a tall sickle-shaped dorsal fin. Bottlenose Dolphins are commonly seen in groups of 2-15 individuals. However, large groups and single dolphins are not uncommon. These animals are playful and curious and are often seen bow-riding the waves of boats and leaping clear out of the water. Discover more about the species we research at Sussex Dolphin Project and our wider research project here: https://lnkd.in/eViT8cEr #dolphin #dolphins #Sussex #Sussexdolphinproject #brighton #marineconservation #marinebiology

The first data chapter from my thesis has officially been published in Australian Mammalogy! When monitoring wildlife using camera traps its important to consider how model and setup can affect data collection. So it's vital to test different combinations, especially for cryptic, hard to detect species. https://lnkd.in/dY5z77qV

"A new study published in the journal Proceedings B revealed that this 20-centimetre-long arthropod was not only a great swimmer with its 30 pairs of sea legs — which the authors discovered were quite complicated structures — but it did indeed have mandibles. This puts Odaraia into a group called mandibulates, which are related to some animals and insects we see today, including crabs, centipedes, ants and mosquitoes. And it is one of the earliest of its kind. It is these arthropods that make up more than 80 per cent of the animals we have today. ... "One of the most surprising things was that each leg has spines — very, very tiny spines. And it's subdivided into, like, 20 different parts," Izquierdo López explained. "So imagine every leg is subdivided into 20 different small parts. And each of these small parts has four big spines and then has a lot of smaller spines. So if you combine one leg in total, you will have around 80 spines per leg." It's believed that these legs created a sort of net capable of capturing the small particles or small creatures that it happened upon. And when it comes to how Odaraia consumed its catch, Izquierdo López said the manner would have been similar to the way tadpole shrimp eat today: It would swim upside down, collecting food particles, then bringing them up from the back to the front, with the mandibles chewing and grinding the food. ... This group of mandibulates that Odaraia belonged to evolved and went on to diversify into three main groups, Izquierdo López said. Some went on land and became insects; another evolved into the centipedes we see today; and another remained in the oceans, developing into crustaceans like crabs, shrimps and even sea monkeys. "It's all about the weirdness and magical nature of everything that surrounds us," he said. "It's sometimes just good to just sit down and wonder what happened 500 million years ago, what happened in the universe, our animals.... All of these questions are questions that make our life a little bit more meaningful."

Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria): Bite, Attacks And Other Facts #science #Animals #Zoology #Spider #Brazilianwanderingspider #Wanderingspider #Antivenom #science #scicomm #stemeducation #sciencecommunication