Gennaro Tomma
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This dolphin terrifies fish until they puke—and then eats it (opens the original)
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This dolphin terrifies fish until they puke—and then eats it Don’t have the energy to catch your own meal? This dolphin has a gross solution By Gennaro Tomma edited by Claire Cameron New videos reveal how a male dolphin has perfected a never-before-seen hunting technique for his species: he terrorizes fish until they vomit—and then feeds on their regurgitated food. The observations, aside from being gross, offer some of the most compelling evidence of kleptoparasitism—the act of stealing food fr
Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion (opens the original)
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Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea By Gennaro Tomma edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Embattled Mediterranean fisheries and ecosystems may soon be saved by an eight-limbed army. Italian scientists have released 130,000 common octopuses (and counting) to fight blue crabs that have proliferated in parts of the Mediterranean, to the det
How living near mountain lions might actually make you safer (opens the original)
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How living near mountain lions might actually make you safer Mountain lions (also known as cougars or pumas) make roads safer by scaring deer and elk that can cause collisions with cars into more remote areas By Gennaro Tomma edited by Andrea Thompson Hearing the roar of a mountain lion in the distance while you’re just outside your house might sound scary. Yet living in an area inhabited by these large predators might actually make you safer. New large-scale research shows that the presence of
Even whale moms need a minute (opens the original)
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These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why Southern right whales are the only whale species known to float upside down, and new drone footage suggests the purpose of the behavior could be to get a break from parenting By Gennaro Tomma edited by Andrea Thompson Being a mom can be an exhausting job. Taking a break every now and then is much needed for mothers of many species—whales included. And that could be the motivation behind a peculiar habit of some southern right
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