List of articles on zoology
Japanese squirrel, which eats poisonous mushrooms on a daily basis, confirmed by Kobe University
Associate Professor Kenji Suetsugu of the Graduate School of Science, Kobe University and Koichi Gomi, a photographer in the field, said that Japanese squirrels and fly agaric […]
Fukushima University analyzes the spread of pig genes, a wild boar crossed with a domestic pig that escaped after the earthquake
The research group of Associate Professor Shingo Kaneko and Researcher Donovan Anderson of Fukushima University inhabits Okuma Town and Namie Town in Fukushima Prefecture and their surroundings. […]
How small hibernating mammals acquire low temperature tolerance Hokkaido University and the University of Tokyo elucidate
Small hibernating mammals such as chipmunks and dormouses have a hypothermic state of 10 ° C or less called mid-hibernation and up to around 37 ° C during the winter months […].
The complex patterns of animals were born by "mixing" Osaka University
Animals have a variety of patterns on their body surfaces, such as zebras and giraffe meshes.How did this variety of patterns arise? […]
Proboscis monkeys have smaller canines as their body and nose are larger, discovered by Chubu University, etc.
The research team of Associate Professor Ikki Matsuda of Chubu University Institute of Innovation is collaborating with Kyoto University, and the male proboscis monkey has a physique and the larger the nose, the smaller the dog teeth. […]
Animals involved in deer carcass removal-new insights into Japanese forest ecosystems
Animal carcasses are food resources that can be obtained without the cost of capture.In addition, animals that eat carcass (scavengers) are ecosystems […]
Cooperation is born from “tolerance” Japanese macaques on Awaji Island that build a cooperative society
For the first time, a research group at Osaka University has succeeded in demonstrating that Japanese macaques can collaborate with their peers.
"Confrontational scavenger" by wild chimpanzees, observed for the first time by Kyoto University, etc.
A research group led by Associate Professor Michio Nakamura of Kyoto University found that wild chimpanzees get leopard prey and eat it when they are nearby. […]
Discovered that cats are distinguishing their names Sophia University
A research group led by Associate Professor Yoshiko Saito of Sophia University has revealed that domestic cats distinguish their names.
Discovery that overturns the established theory from the dance of Japanese cranes Graduate University for Advanced Studies
A research group led by Kohei Takeda, a research fellow at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, found that pairs of male and female animals are so breathtaking that they have never bred. […]