Though flamingos often appear to feed serenely in shallow lakes, their hunting behavior is anything but passive. A new study reveals that these birds create swirling underwater vortexes to trap and ...

A trade-off between tooth size and jaw mobility has restricted fish evolution, Nick Peoples at the University of California Davis, US, and colleagues report in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

Flamingos are often seen as peaceful waders, standing gracefully in shallow lakes with their heads dipped underwater. But beneath that calm surface, they're executing a surprisingly sophisticated and ...

Octopuses are even more sophisticated than we thought. Despite generally being solitary animals, they can work with fish to find prey and recognise which team members aren’t helping. That is the ...