http://www.huliq.com/tags/animals The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.huliq.com/11/81957/siberian-jays-use-different-calls-communication When mobbing predators, Siberian jays use over a dozen different calls to communicate the level of danger and predator category to other members of their own group. A Swedish study from Uppsala University, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences, shows birds have evolved call systems that are as sophisticated as those of primates and meerkats. http://www.huliq.com/11/81957/siberian-jays-use-different-calls-communication#comments Science animals predators scrub-jays Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:31:01 -0500 harminka 81957 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/80752/eu-cracks-down-cosmetics-firms New European Union (EU) regulations restricting use of animals to test the safety of shampoo, nail polish, and other personal care products are forcing cosmetic makers to seek alternative ways to test these products, according to an article scheduled for the May 11 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine. http://www.huliq.com/11/80752/eu-cracks-down-cosmetics-firms#comments Science animals cosmetics EU cosmetic laws Mon, 11 May 2009 07:09:36 -0500 harminka 80752 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/80031/animals-seem-identical-may-be-completely-different-species Animals that seem identical may belong to completely different species. This is the conclusion of researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have used DNA analyses to discover that one of our most common segmented worms is actually two types of worm. The result is one of many suggesting that the variety of species on the earth could be considerably larger than we thought. http://www.huliq.com/11/80031/animals-seem-identical-may-be-completely-different-species#comments Science animal species animals Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:56:38 -0500 harminka 80031 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/79756/red-pandas-reveal-unexpected-sweet-tooth Researchers from the Monell Center report that the red panda is the first non-primate mammal to display a liking for the artificial sweetener aspartame. This unexpected affinity for an artificial sweetener may reflect structural variation in the red panda's sweet taste receptor. http://www.huliq.com/11/79756/red-pandas-reveal-unexpected-sweet-tooth#comments Science animals Pandas Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:13 -0500 harminka 79756 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/77655/mating-causes-injuries Researchers at Uppsala University can now show that what is good for one sex is not always good for the other sex. In fact, evolutionary conflicts between the two sexes cause characteristics and behaviors that are downright injurious to the opposite sex. The findings are being published in the scientific journal Current Biology. http://www.huliq.com/11/77655/mating-causes-injuries#comments Science animals evolutionary clues Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:30:08 -0600 harminka 77655 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/77650/study-finds-life-saving-trend-among-seagulls Following trends is a lifesaving instinct, at least for birds, and provides clues that can be applied across the animal kingdom. New research from Université de Montréal published in Biology Letters, shows that Herring and Ring-billed gulls not only watch their neighbours – they mimic their behaviour to assure their survival. http://www.huliq.com/11/77650/study-finds-life-saving-trend-among-seagulls#comments Science animals seagulls Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:08:17 -0600 harminka 77650 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/77438/animals-relearn-smell-kin-after-hibernation Animals can re-establish their use of smell to detect siblings, even following an interruption such as prolonged hibernation, research at the University of Chicago on ground squirrels shows. http://www.huliq.com/11/77438/animals-relearn-smell-kin-after-hibernation#comments Science animals hibernation Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:55:27 -0600 harminka 77438 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/77371/biodiversity-itself-begets-species-cascade Biodiversity feeds on itself, researchers found, as evolving animals open niches for other new species. Such is the case, says a Michigan State University researcher, with a parasite found to be evolving in sequence with an emerging host insect in western Michigan apple trees. http://www.huliq.com/11/77371/biodiversity-itself-begets-species-cascade#comments Science animals Biodiversity Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:42:34 -0600 harminka 77371 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/76555/frogs-are-being-eaten-extinction The global trade in frog legs for human consumption is threatening their extinction, according to a new study by an international team including University of Adelaide researchers. http://www.huliq.com/11/76555/frogs-are-being-eaten-extinction#comments Science animals Extinction Frogs Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:18:16 -0600 harminka 76555 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/76545/reptile-fossil-reignites-debate-over-new-zealand-submergence The fossil of a lizard-like New Zealand reptile has been identified by a team of scientists from UCL (University College London), University of Adelaide, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. http://www.huliq.com/11/76545/reptile-fossil-reignites-debate-over-new-zealand-submergence#comments Science animals lizards reptiles Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:53:02 -0600 harminka 76545 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/76221/why-domestic-animals-changed-coat You notice it in your everyday life, the bewildering diversity in coat colour among our pigs, dogs and other domestic animals. This stark contrasts with the uniformity of colour within wild animals. http://www.huliq.com/11/76221/why-domestic-animals-changed-coat#comments Science animals Domestic Animals Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:10:33 -0600 harminka 76221 at http://www.huliq.com http://www.huliq.com/11/75983/hair-tasmanian-tiger-yields-genes-extinct-species All the genes that the exotic Tasmanian Tiger inherited only from its mother will be revealed by an international team of scientists in a research paper to be published on 13 January 2009 in the online edition of Genome Research. http://www.huliq.com/11/75983/hair-tasmanian-tiger-yields-genes-extinct-species#comments Science animals genes Tasmanian Tiger tigers Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:27:31 -0600 harminka 75983 at http://www.huliq.com