More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

Nature’s cleanup crew in action! A field cricket and a carrion beetle meet over a pile of animal droppings. Strange? Maybe. But essential for the ecosystem!

The bald eagle is handsome, majestic, tremendously powerful. An individualist, it is rarely seen in the company of more than one of its kind. These attributes make U. S. citizens unversed in Nature ...

Crows can detect geometric patterns and odd shapes, revealing new insights into non-human cognition and visual reasoning.

The idea of an animal that can count or do math might sound like something ... And, in 2024, researchers discovered that carrion crows (Corvus corone) are capable of vocalizing a precise number of ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

10 Examples of Animal Species Working Together in the Wild These partnerships show how animals rely on one another to survive ...

Some of these animals are fantastic hunters that only rely on scavenging in extreme food shortages. Others are just too lazy ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Rafael Carrion, who served four years of active duty in the Army, found a new mission after adopting a dog. He says Ada has been the best thing in his life, teaching him ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.

HOUSTON, Texas -- Rafael Carrion, who served four years of active duty in the Army, found a new mission after adopting a dog. He says Ada has been the best thing in his life, teaching him ...