Bearded capuchin monkeys hunt more small vertebrates when fruit is scarce, according to a long-term field study in Brazil.

The bearded capuchins of northeastern Brazil typically eat plant-based foods, but they turn to small vertebrates when those sources are limited. Our ancestors may have done the same, eventually allowi ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study published in the journal Reptiles & Amphibians. That means more animals are on the menu across southern ...

The fossa is Madagascar’s largest predator and a skilled hunter. It typically eats lemurs, reptiles, or smaller animals.

Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the fruiting bodies of plants and fungi and pass seeds and spores through their ...

Q. Most folks know that lions and wolves hunt in groups to catch what they’re going to eat. I was wondering if any other animals hunt in packs or team up to catch their food, not counting the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have developed an AI model that can listen to the chewing sounds of predators and identify what they are eating. The tool was trained ...

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. That means more animals are on the menu across southern Florida, where the nonnative, invasive snakes ...