| 单词 | herbivore |
| 例句 | When Joel lets his chickens loose in a pasture, he is using their natural instinct to clean up after herbivores. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z We can bite like a car-nivore, or chew like an herbivore, depending on the dish. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “In nature you’ll always find birds following herbivores,” Joel had explained. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The importance of domesticated mammals rests on surprisingly few species of big terrestrial herbivores. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When we looked at beef ranching, we learned how grasses and herbivores formed a partnership over millions of years of evolution. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z In the way of herbivores, nothing left here to kill. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a house-that-Jack-built sequence, in which the large carnivores had eaten the smaller carnivores, that had eaten the herbivores, that had eaten the plankton, that had absorbed the poison from the water. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Rahel, standing on the car seat, had grown out of the Plymouth window like the loose, flailing horn of a car-shaped herbivore. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge herds of reindeer and other large herbivores roamed the plains and valleys, preyed upon by the ferocious ancestors of today’s lions and tigers, as well as by our own ancestors. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But Americans pronounce the h in herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The world holds only about 148 species of large wild mammalian terrestrial herbivores or omnivores, the large mammals that could he considered candidates for domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Plants take in C14 through photosynthesis, herbivores take it in from the plants, and carnivores take it in from them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Gethenians are not a hunting people, because there is very little to hunt—no large herbivores, thus no large carnivores, except in the teeming seas. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Constant burning of undergrowth increased the numbers of herbivores, the predators that fed on them, and the people who ate them both. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In each case the birds dine on the insects that would otherwise bother the herbivore. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z For a peace-loving herbivore, he looked downright murderous. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t need herbivores to turn the grass into meat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Big mammalian herbivore species react to danger from predators or humans in different ways. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It has been found that animals, both wild herbivores and livestock, are sometimes strangely attracted to a plant that has been sprayed, even though it is not one of their natural foods. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z People in prehistoric times often hunted the big herbivores that dined on grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Hyenas snack on the excrement of herbivores with clucks of pleasure. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even among herbivores and omnivores, many species, like koalas, are too finicky in their plant preferences to recommend themselves as farm animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s an herbivore. It’s like a big cow.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ethnographically documented foragers did routinely eat digesta, especially where herbivores were plentiful but plants edible to humans were scarce, as in the Arctic, where prey's stomach contents was an important source of carbohydrates. The original "Paleo diet" and archaeologists’ mistaken assumptions about gender roles of ancestors 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z “We winnowed it down to two, a brontosaurus-like dinosaur and a T. rex, sort of going for the carnivore and the herbivore. In general, people want to convey the general notion of ‘dinosaur,’ not ‘triceratops.’ Should There Be an Emoji for Everything? 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z In 2018, Brand and Church traveled to northeast Siberia, where Russian scientists are attempting to re-create a grassland ecosystem known as the mammoth steppe, named after its predominant and extinct herbivore, the woolly mammoth. Would bringing back extinct animals turn out as badly as it did in ‘Jurassic Park’? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In a demonstration project he calls Pleistocene Park, he’s already introduced other big herbivores adapted to cold climates: moose, Yakutian horses, Finnish reindeer, North American bison, elk, musk oxen, yaks. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Mimicking the ancient patterns of pack herbivores like pronghorn antelope, the sheep graze happily on perennials and other grasses. Growing California rice and almonds against the grain 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Prey to herbivores and battering weather, plants developed the capacity to regrow from a tiny piece of root, or a twig. Review: In ‘The Cabaret of Plants,’ Richard Mabey Demonstrates Their Richness 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z We hiked past dinosaur footprints, laid down some 65 million years ago by sharp-toed carnivores and round-soled herbivores, and Luke thrust his hands into the tracks with wonder. In the Mountains of Bolivia, Encounters With Magic 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z “You can’t just take 30 million to 50 million large herbivores out of the system and expect it to ever be the same . . . The buffalo meat is really a byproduct of a deep conservation ethic.” Where the buffalo now roam: Local ranchers help put them on the comeback trail 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The 180 lots include a near complete skeleton of a harpocrasaurus, a late Cretaceous duck-billed herbivore. Dinosaurs’ Star Power Has Yet to Translate at Auction 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Some eat the dung of herbivores, others that of omnivores. The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Snow insulates soil, and by trampling it in search of forage, big herbivores expose the permafrost to the air, lowering ground temperatures by as much as 40 degrees centigrade. When Woolly Mammoths Roamed the Earth 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z It’s the Therizinosaurus, a feathered creature that is no less menacing even as an herbivore. Watch Bryce Dallas Howard’s Slow Escape in ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The group also possesses commercial appeal despite the origins of its name: Pilobolus is a genus of fungi that grows on herbivore dung. Review: Delayed by the Pandemic, Pilobolus Celebrates Its 50th 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z And because nearly all of the inhabitants are herbivores, we saw no chasing and fleeing. Peering Into Volcanoes at Tanzania’s Crater Highlands 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z The invasive species on VanderMeer’s property were reducing the native species that insects, birds and herbivores relied on for food and habitat. Born to rewild: why now is the perfect time to make your lawn an eco-paradise 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Having tasted the dish — basically a bunch of roasted carrots plopped on some quinoa and kale with a smear of chickpea puree — I feel sorry for herbivores. Review | Brasserie Liberté adds some French twists to Georgetown 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z When my herbivore girlfriend repeats How she loves all her vegan-ish treats I just cut up my steak And say, “Give me a break — Girl, a salad’s what my dinner eats!” Style Invitational Week 1452: As the word turns 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z If past peoples ate digesta, a big herbivore with a full belly would, in essence, be one-stop shopping for total nutrition. The original "Paleo diet" and archaeologists’ mistaken assumptions about gender roles of ancestors 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z No trees meant no cover, which suggests why herbivores died from lack of food, as did large predators. A Fossil Museum Uses the Past to Reimagine Climate’s Future 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z St. Dames delivers something else unexpected — an eclectic menu for herbivores. St. Dames: an eclectic setting for herbivores 2011-12-08T21:38:04Z To restore it, scientists have used bulldozers to knock down trees and shrubs, and brought in herbivores, including elk and moose, to graze and to keep the foliage at bay. Would bringing back extinct animals turn out as badly as it did in ‘Jurassic Park’? 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Holland and Martinez play a couple of campers out in a national park with their kids, and their visit is interrupted when a large herbivore trundles past. How a thrilling eight minute short might save the Jurassic franchise 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z But this is ancient England, a landscape left to its own devices and roamed by large native herbivores. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z While the study and policy change have both focused on the Kosciuszko National Park, there are Sphagnum mosspeatlands -- and feral herbivores -- across the Australian Alps and Tasmania. Feral horses and peatland carbon emissions 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The study shows that regions with abundant large herbivores in many settings have a more variable tree cover, which is expected to benefit biodiversity overall. Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose contribute to tree diversity 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z Once a planting is established, the herbivores are essential too, he added. To restore ecosystems, think about thwarting hungry herbivores 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z "It was surprising that this factor was more important for predators than omnivores and herbivores," Atwood said. Raining cats and dogs: Global precipitation patterns a driver for animal diversity 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z “We had pollinators, we had herbivores, we had predators, we had parasitoids — this complex web of this insect community that mimicked nature,” Bittner said. For less environmental damage and more biodiversity, turn to native plant lawns 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z This massive herbivore, closely related to the modern-day manatee, lived in near-shore marine settings throughout much of the Pacific Rim. We Need to Think about Conservation on a Different Timescale 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Hereby, the study supports that large wild herbivores promote a diverse vegetation structure, creating a rich habitat for many other species. Large herbivores such as elephants, bison and moose contribute to tree diversity 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z "Plants just need a small break from being eaten to get restarted making ecosystems. Once they establish, herbivores are key to maintaining plant ecosystem diversity and function." To restore ecosystems, think about thwarting hungry herbivores 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z "This new work shows that predators, omnivores and herbivores are not randomly scattered across the globe. There are patterns to where we find these groups of animals." Raining cats and dogs: Global precipitation patterns a driver for animal diversity 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z In marine habitats, interactions between algae and marine herbivores dominate marine ecosystems, with most algae being consumed by herbivores. Predator-prey defense mechanisms unlock key to marine biofuel production 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z They are considered ecologically important because they act against a wide range of herbivores and reduce their feeding. Nature is inventive -- the same substance is produced differently by plants 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z They rapidly evolved and proliferated, growing faster and using fruit to attract herbivores and petals to attract more pollinators than ginkgos. Ginkgo trees nearly went extinct. Here’s how we saved these ‘living fossils.’ 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z "Indeed, the decline of large predators, like wolves, lions, and sharks, that normally keep herbivore populations in check, is likely an important indirect cause of high grazing pressures." To restore ecosystems, think about thwarting hungry herbivores 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But the sweet spot for predators and herbivores fell in a middle zone between the two extremes, he said. Raining cats and dogs: Global precipitation patterns a driver for animal diversity 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z However, to protect themselves from sea slugs and other herbivores, the brown algae produce a secondary metabolite called phlorotannin that blocks this digestion, hindering the potential application of brown algae as feedstocks for biofuel. Predator-prey defense mechanisms unlock key to marine biofuel production 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Biologists say deer like the salt found in cat food, but it lacks vitamins and can lead to bloating and fatal digestive disorders in the herbivores. Desperate to rid Catalina of invasive deer, officials propose bold helicopter hunt 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z This two-compartment strategy is also commonly found in plants that make toxins to repel herbivores from eating them. The Secret to Beetles’ Unfathomable Diversity 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The common liver fluke has an exceptional life cycle as it moves through snails, ants and grass-grazing herbivores. Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Her data showed forested areas of pine, spruce and hemlock interspersed with grass-filled meadows and willow and poplar growing on stream banks, all plants that would have attracted large herbivores. 'Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales' tracks Washington fossils and their stories 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z While the frequency, intensity and severity of large-scale wildfires might be a consequence of climate change, there is another cause receiving little attention: the decline of large herbivore populations. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Woodland Park Zoo’s Zoo Doo program features a fully composted blend of species feces pooped by a variety of the zoo’s non-primate herbivores mixed with bedding materials from around the zoo. Woodland Park Zoo’s ‘poopular’ Zoo Doo compost sale returns 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Then 13,200 years ago, other mammals began to drop off precipitously, with herbivores vanishing more quickly than carnivores. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The animals are herbivores, primarily eating grass and sedges, and can run up to 30 mph. Woman tried to avoid bison, Yellowstone officials say, but was gored: A possible reason why 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In 2005 researchers examining a Repenomamus fossil discovered the tiny bones of a young Psittacosaurus, an early relative of herbivores such as Triceratops, lodged in the mammal’s stomach. Mammals Preyed on Much Larger Dinosaurs, a Stunning New Fossil Reveals 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Large herbivores regulate nature’s fire systems by eating plant matter that fuels wildfires and turning over soil and vegetation litter as a result of their rummaging behavior. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z An herbivore that was loosely related to horses, the statue looked something like a horse with stumpy snout. A Victorian Dinosaur Park Finds Its Way in the 21st Century 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z This unusually detailed chart of an extinction, with vegetation-dependent herbivores dying off first, set researchers to exploring how plant life changed at the time. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z One factor, Russell says, was the advent of infrared cameras. In the 20th Century the most visible pests, and the targets of major culls, were large herbivores such as deer and goats. New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Many plants contain bitter substances such as nicotine and caffeine to deter herbivores, but these substances are also found in low concentrations in some floral nectars. Do Insects Feel Joy and Pain? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Ecosystem engineering to reintroduce large herbivores into fire-prone regions in Australia has shown some promise, yet conservationists and media outlets often portray these animals as helpless victims. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z To recreate what Mr. Hawkins imagined the herbivore might have looked like, Mr. Nicholls turned to the few available photographs of it from the 1950s and ’60s. A Victorian Dinosaur Park Finds Its Way in the 21st Century 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Saber-toothed cats, American lions, and massive dire wolves preyed on mammoths, mastodons, horses, and other herbivores—a menagerie recorded in fossils extracted from the La Brea tar. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z According to BBC Science Focus, the same goes for other large prey herbivores, such as zebras, bison, elephants and giraffes, all of which are capable of sleeping on their feet. Horses Stand Up to Sleep but Lie Down Perchance to Dream 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Without the natural predators or droughts of their native Africa to keep them in check, the giant herbivores have bred rapidly to form the largest population of the animals outside that continent. Colombia’s ‘Cocaine Hippo’ Population Is Even Bigger Than Scientists Thought 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z As a relatively inexpensive part of any fire prevention strategy, we must prioritize the reintroduction of either wild or domestic large herbivores into fire-prone areas to help prevent these disasters. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Mastodons, in this case the Pacific mastodon species, were a large, tusked herbivore, whose evolutionary line diverged from that of elephants around 27 million years ago. Woman finds mastodon molar on California beach 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Equipped with stone weaponry, the immigrants depleted the large herbivores, dooming their predators as well, the overkill argument goes. Raging wildfires may have doomed California’s ancient megamammals, tar pit fossils reveal 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow. No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Endophytes release toxins that repel herbivores, or confer resistance to environmental stress factors, such as infection by microorganisms, drought, or heavy metals in soil. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Wild herbivores also help reduce the spread of wildfires in other ways. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Some fruits are colored, perfumed, sweet, and nutritious to attract herbivores, which eat the fruit and disperse the tough undigested seeds in their feces. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z It’s not always plants and herbivores that disrupt the timeline. Why conservation groups are trying to restore Native prairies in WA 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Why were there so many leopards in this agricultural landscape, which was bereft of wild herbivores for them to feed on? Leopards Are Living among People. And That Could Save the Species 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Most lizards are carnivorous, but some large species, such as iguanas, are herbivores. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Large herbivores such as Cape buffalo and red deer make temporary pools by creating wallows, which also interrupt wildfires. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z The larval stage of a frog, the tadpole, is often a filter-feeding herbivore. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z People who answer T. Rex seem fundamentally different than those who prefer a herbivore like a brachiosaurus. The struggle to read: One third grader’s winding journey 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Six species of these massive, long-necked herbivores laid eggs there, indicating more diversity than expected. Science News Briefs from around the World: April 2023 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Some dung fungi actually require passage through the digestive system of herbivores to complete their lifecycle. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These are areas where mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers prevail, and, unsurprisingly, these areas have had major declines in large herbivores. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z They slow down erosion, store moisture and soil nutrients, and provide shelter for small animals and food for larger herbivores, such as the musk ox. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Woodland Park Zoo’s Zoo Doo program returns this year with a fully composted blend of species feces pooped by a variety of the zoo’s non-primate herbivores and bedding materials from around the zoo. Woodland Park Zoo’s popular Zoo Doo compost sale returns 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Predators prey on herbivores that, without predation, might adversely impact that essential fauna. Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In turn, predators feed on the herbivores, which are the primary consumers. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Rewilding large wild and domestic herbivores for wildfire prevention has worked before. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z The organisms that consume the producers are herbivores: the primary consumers. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z This may have helped the sauropod squeeze into a unique niche in an ecosystem that was probably crowded with other gigantic herbivores. It’s Not a Stretch: This Dinosaur Had a 50-Foot Neck 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z They are herbivores and live for about 14 years. Chile announces biological corridor to protect endangered deer 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Plants died, herbivores and carnivores starved, and the mostly cold-blooded dinosaurs ceded their dominance of the landscape to more warm-blooded mammals. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Additionally, herbivore food preferences need to match the local vegetation. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Now the insatiable herbivores are devouring plant life, crowding out native animals, polluting soil and water, and threatening people. Colombia tries a new solution for Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “The herbivores can taste kale, pumpkin and carrot.” Blood-flavored ice helps zoo animals beat Rio’s heat 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Small populations of wolves have long been considered doomed without large herbivores to eat. When deer disappear off the menu, hungry wolves turn to sea otters 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Mosses slow down erosion, store moisture and soil nutrients, and provide shelter for small animals as well as food for larger herbivores, such as the musk ox. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring the benefits of reintroducing large herbivores into fire-prone regions will risk the lives of people who live in these areas, could ruin national economies, and will threaten biodiversity and vital habitats. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z While the animals are herbivores, they can become highly aggressive when they feel threatened or their habitats are disturbed. Toddler survives being swallowed by hippo 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z A massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, may have shaped California’s kelp forests. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Kelp forests: Researchers claim that the behavior of a massive extinct herbivore, the Steller’s sea cow, might inform conservation efforts of threatened ecosystems, such as California’s kelp forests. Five State Parks to Visit This Winter 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Once eaten, tough, undigested seeds are dispersed through the herbivore’s feces. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Large herbivores like the American bison and the white rhinoceros traditionally clipped grass and ate shrubs, reducing available wildfire fuel. Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z To have a basis for comparing the neanderthal's results, the study also examined other animals from the region, including carnivores like wolves and lynxes and herbivores like rabbits and chamois. Were neanderthals meat-eaters? A new study provides strongest evidence yet that they were 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Most of the time, goats didn’t need to do much: Their presence alone was enough to shoo away the more passive herbivores. In a warming world, who wins: Goats or sheep? 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z “If it was just about predators and scavengers leaving skin behind on highly abundant herbivores then wouldn’t we expect to find lots of ceratopsian and sauropod fossils with skin on them too?” he said. Remarkable Dinosaur Mummy Has ‘Glittering’ Skin Gouged by Ancient Crocs 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The plant offers to the herbivore a nutritious source of food in return for spreading the plant’s genetic material to a wider area. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Serengeti in Africa — a grassland with large herbivores, like Uruguay — is that neutral? Probably not. But it’s a sustainable ecosystem.” What Does Sustainable Living Look Like? Maybe Like Uruguay 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z As the authors explain, large herbivores usually have higher proportions of zinc isotope ratios in their bones than carnivores, and this neanderthal's scores were "substantially lower than that of the lowest carnivore's value." Were neanderthals meat-eaters? A new study provides strongest evidence yet that they were 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Most of the footprints from roughly 75 million years ago in the late Cretaceous were made by hadrosaurs, which were duck-billed herbivores. A quake may have uncovered 30 new dinosaur tracks in Alaska 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z These acquired genes could have bolstered their new hosts’ defenses against pathogens or herbivores. Genes for seeds arose early in plant evolution, ferns reveal 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic: they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These aquatic herbivores - which are listed as endangered in Brazil and classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature - usually give birth in Brazil's tropical mangroves. Tracking Tico: Manatee rescued after frantic search 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z By chemically analyzing 550 fecal samples from 17 herbivore species, researchers identified snippets of parasite genes, called DNA barcodes, to catalogue the parasite populations likely to be living in the animals' guts. Preponderance of Poop Reveals Parasites Are Choosy about Where They Live 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Figure 19.8 The introduction of small herbivores that eat flowers often results in directional selection for increased flower height. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In theory, reintroducing proxy thylacines could help restore balance to Tasmania’s remaining forests by picking off sick or weak animals and controlling overabundant herbivores such as wallabies and kangaroos, some researchers say. De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Some fruits attract herbivores with color or perfume, or as food. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Like its thyreophora relatives the stegosaurus and the ankylosaurus, Jakapil kaniukura is believe to have been a herbivore, meaning that it ate plants instead of meat. A newly-discovered dog-size dinosaur was covered in armor and had tiny arms 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Federal agencies were not pleased to see the hardy herbivores establish themselves in Death Valley. Death Valley’s Invasive Donkeys Have Become Cat Food 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Examples of herbivores, as shown in Figure 25.2 include vertebrates like deer, koalas, and some bird species, as well as invertebrates such as crickets and caterpillars. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z For now, he points out that the eye sockets of the large herbivores he studied remained fairly circular while their carnivorous counterparts diverged toward stranger shapes. If T. Rex ’s Beady-Eyed Glare Terrifies You, It Should 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In return, ants discourage herbivores, both invertebrates and vertebrates, by stinging and attacking leaf-eating insects. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, with no burros to hunt, he thinks cougars would disperse elsewhere or turn to bighorn sheep, the park’s native midsize herbivore, which is already vulnerable to climate change and disease. First photos of cougars killing donkeys in Death Valley suggest big impacts for ecosystem 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Below is the domain of King Bunny, lord of the local herbivores, currently perched on a carpet of grass and clover, doing his part to mow the lawn. What’s up with all these rabbits everywhere? 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Which digestive tract belongs to the herbivore? b. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z And even the legends are not immune — T. rex’s fossil foe, Triceratops, experienced its own naming drama in 1996 when scientists split the three-horned herbivore into two species. Splitting T. Rex Into 3 Species Becomes a Dinosaur Royal Rumble 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Millipedes bear two pairs of legs per diplosegment, a feature that results from embryonic fusion of adjacent pairs of body segments, are usually rounder in cross-section, and are herbivores or detritivores. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Donkeys, like horses, are a domesticated species, she notes, so they’ve been artificially selected over thousands of years to reproduce more often than untamed herbivores such as bighorn sheep. First photos of cougars killing donkeys in Death Valley suggest big impacts for ecosystem 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z When specific plants grow especially well in a location, they are sure to attract higher numbers of herbivores. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The digestive tract shown at the bottom belongs to the herbivore. b. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Plants use photosynthesis to capture sunlight, and herbivores eat the plants to obtain energy. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z By containing toxic alkaloids, the plant is less susceptible to microbe infection and less attractive to herbivores. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z "It provides 3-D structure for smaller organisms and food for invertebrate herbivores in the low zone." Sea moss gel: demystifying the new wellness trend that's a lot older than you think 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The effects of predators on prey or herbivores on plants are density dependent. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The digestive tract shown at the top belongs to the herbivore. b. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Carnivores eat the herbivores, and eventual decomposition of plant and animal material contributes to the nutrient pool. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Researchers in the past had suggested that if any dinosaurs had lower metabolisms, it would have been the giant, lumbering herbivores. Dinosaurs Started Out Hot, Then Some of Them Turned Cold 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z They shared the herbivore niches with pantodonts—barrel-chested leaf gobblers with enormous hands and feet, which achieved sizes comparable to modern cows. How Mammals Conquered the World after the Asteroid Apocalypse 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z An herbivore is a predator of a plant. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The digestive tract shown at the bottom belongs to the herbivore. b. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The organisms that consume the producers are herbivores called primary consumers. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The team’s findings around another group of dinosaurs — the diverse superfamily of herbivores called ornithischians — were more surprising still. Dinosaurs Started Out Hot, Then Some of Them Turned Cold 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Yet in the absence of large herbivores, the selective pressure for these adaptations would disappear accordingly over thousands or millions of years. When dinosaurs died, Earth's plants were left with big shoes to fill 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Populations of herbivores and plants cycle up and down, just like populations of predator and prey. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, some fish species inhabit the boundaries of a coral reef; these species include predators, herbivores, or planktivores. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A grazing food web has plants or other photosynthetic organisms at its base, followed by herbivores and various carnivores. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Herds of herbivores, including endangered saiga antelopes and Przewalski’s horses, roam in the Askania-Nova preserve, which is currently occupied by Russian forces, he said. A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z The asteroid that exterminated the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago left mostly smaller creatures in its wake, from rodentlike insect eaters to beaver-size herbivores. Early mammals got big before they got smart 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Some herbivores have coevolved to tolerate plants that use specific defenses to protect themselves from general consumption. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The grasses will grow back, but the herbivores that lived there will not return, as they would have found new land to live on. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The ongoing tragedy has also raised awareness of the plight of this herbivore, which is related to the elephant and has long suffered from the threats of boats, development and cold weather. In Florida, searching for hope among manatees, despite a tragic year 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Large herbivore populations are recovering and “re-establishing control over invasive plant species,” said Dr. Pringle, who was on the advisory board for the project. A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z At the end of the last ice age, South America was home to strange animals that have since vanished into extinction: giant ground sloths, elephant-like herbivores and an ancient lineage of horses. Does This Amazon Rock Art Depict Extinct Ice Age Mammals? 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z For example, in a short food chain, a plant is eaten by a herbivore, which is eaten by a carnivore. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The grasses will not grow back, therefore the herbivores that lived there will not return. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Adult manatees are herbivores that graze on seagrasses and other aquatic plants. Cuban fishermen nurse injured baby manatee with cow and goat's milk 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Hippopotamuses can also cause damage to crops because they are mainly herbivores and seek food in large quantities at night. Locals fret as Colombia to declare hippos invasive species 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z “Many animals that are not strictly herbivores get them as a toy.” For Berlin Zoo animals, the tastiest Christmas leftovers are the trees 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Some heterotrophs eat plants and are known as herbivores. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The grasses will grow back and the herbivores that lived there will return. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Both the giant semiaquatic herbivores are well, apart from exceptionally runny noses. Belgian zoo says its 2 very runny-nosed hippos have COVID-19 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Zimov wants to slow the thaw in one area of Yakutia by populating a nature reserve called the Pleistocene Park with large herbivores including bison, horses and camels. A father and son's Ice Age plot to slow Siberian thaw 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The tracks belonged to a smaller, meeker herbivore no taller than a person, not a ferocious giant carnivore, scientists said in a paper published Thursday in the journal Historical Biology. Fearsome Dinosaur That Stalked Australia Was a Timid Plant Eater 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Carnivores and leaf-eating herbivores usually have very different mouthparts that are related to the foods they eat. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The grasses will grow back and the herbivores that lived there will return. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The fossil sheds light on the evolution of whales from herbivore land mammals into carnivorous species that today live exclusively in water. Egypt team identifies fossil of land-roaming whale species 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Operating in concert with herbivore grazing, it speeds up decomposition that returns nutrients to the soil. When the bison come back, will the ecosystem follow? 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z In Argentina, he helped assemble both the largest carnivore and the largest herbivore that ever lived. Meet the man behind Woodland Park Zoo’s life-size dinosaurs exhibit 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z The researchers also found chemical signatures that offered clear evidence that these cats were eating herbivores that grazed in open habitats. Baby Mammoths Were Meals for These Saber-Tooth Cats 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Does this wildflower species have any adaptations that function to defend the plant against herbivores? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Periodical cicadas, one of the East Coast’s thousands of native herbivore insect species that use woody plants as sustenance, are not known to kill the plants that serve as their hosts. Perspective | Five myths about Brood X cicadas 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Unlike the terrifying T. Rex, hadrosaurs were herbivores, meaning they only ate plants. Meet the "caribou of the Cretaceous": How ancient hadrosaurs spread across Earth 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Local residents set snares in reserves to catch small, wild herbivores. How Starting Brush Fires Could Save Africa’s Disappearing Lions 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z From the imitative to the innovative, these sixbreakfast sandwiches are for the staunch herbivore, the skeptics, and everyone in between. Six vegan breakfast sandwiches that will make you reconsider bacon, egg and cheese 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z The organisms that consume the primary producers are herbivores: the primary consumers. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “Certainly there might be other things contributing to this change—weather or elevation, or an herbivore they didn’t happen to see,” says Rubin. This in-demand plant is evolving to hide from its predator—humans 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z In 2015, a team of scientists at South Dakota State University set out to determine how a neonic called imidacloprid—which is used on corn, soy, wheat, and cotton—might affect large herbivores. These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Using this information, they created a two-dimensional mathematical model that helped them better understand how these areas of the wombat's gut move as the marsupial herbivore digests its food. Scientists finally figure out why wombat feces is cube-shaped 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z Though hippos are herbivores, when grass is hard to come by, on rare occasions they have been known to eat other animals—even deceased hippos. Human-hippo conflicts are exploding in this pristine patch of Kenya 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z If you examined predator-prey relationships within an ecosystem and noticed that the removal of predators also resulted in the die-off of herbivores, what would you suspect occurred? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z These predators became specialized in hunting camels, horses, bison and other herbivores in North America over millions of years. Dire Wolves Were Not Really Wolves, New Genetic Clues Reveal 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The dire wolf—once classified in the genus Aenocyon, meaning “terrible” or “dreadful”—is a much mythologized carnivore known for its imposing size, specialized bone-cracking back teeth, and propensity for preying on large herbivores. Dire wolves were real—and even stranger than we thought 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Gorongosa today teems with virtually as many herbivores as it held before the war. How This Spot (in Mozambique) Got Its Leopard 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z The findings suggest that the enormous herbivores of later eras, whose ancestors probably looked a lot like Buriolestes, lost these features as they transitioned to their ponderous new lifestyle. We’ve Rarely Seen a Dinosaur Brain Like This Before 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Removal of predators would directly lower the number of herbivores. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The fossil record reveals that around the time the grasslands became patchy, large grazing herbivores were replaced with smaller, more agile creatures like gazelle, springbok, and kudu. How climate disruptions revolutionized ancient human toolmaking 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z These large herbivores also trample on the snow cover, reducing its insulating effect and exposing the layer of permafrost below to colder temperatures. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Now, biologists are braced for the next wave of deaths from starvation; first the herbivores, left without vegetation, and then the carnivores, left without the herbivores. The world’s largest tropical wetland has become an inferno 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The California Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday granted temporary endangered species status to the Mojave desert tortoise when it agreed to consider the dusty, armored herbivore as a candidate for permanent listing. Imperiled desert tortoises join California's 'endangered' list... at least for now 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Herbivores from another region may have entered the ecosystem and consumed the primary producers, causing death of the original herbivores species. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Perhaps it serves as a sort of chemical armor to ward off hungry herbivores, Dr. Vetter said. This Tree’s Leaves Look Soft and Inviting. Please Don’t Touch Them. 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z According to a preliminary study inspired by the Pleistocene Park project, increasing the population and density of big herbivores in northern high-latitude ecosystems could preserve 80% of the world’s permafrost. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z But she also observed bright green blobs of this phytoplankton in an unexpected place: the herbivore’s brood pouch. Sometimes Food Fights Back 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Researchers have discovered an "incredibly rare" embryo of a titanosaur that shows the long-necked herbivore had a "rhino-like horn" on its nose that was lost when it reached adulthood. Largest dinosaur ever had 'rhino-like horn' at birth, research reveals 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Overeating by herbivores could have caused depletion of the primary producers, leaving the herbivores without enough food. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z This meant more food for otters - beavers are herbivores - and clearer and cleaner water in which kingfishers could flourish. Beaver families win legal 'right to remain' 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Extinction causes - invasive species, climate change and habitat loss - hit herbivores harder than animals with other diets, Atwood said. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z This unexpected occurrence of Chlorella cells inside its herbivores’ reproductive chambers was surprising to Thomas Kiørboe, a marine ecologist at the Technical University of Denmark, who wasn’t involved in the study. Sometimes Food Fights Back 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Although scientists often worry most about the loss of the world’s predators, a comprehensive new study finds that plant-eating herbivores are the animals most at risk of extinction. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Plants use photosynthesis to capture sunlight, and herbivores eat those plants to obtain energy. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The hulking herbivore lived some 150 million years ago while T. rex roamed the Earth around 66 million years ago. A Paleontologist’s Guide to Playing with Your Dinosaur-Obsessed Kid 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z It takes up space where other algae or seaweed species that feed herbivores would naturally grow. New Red Algae Are Threatening Hawaii’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Say 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z She said far more needed to be done across the UK to reintroduce large herbivores and “unleash their biodiversity-boosting rewilding magic”. Wild bison to return to UK for first time in 6,000 years 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z “We need to think about herbivores as being kind of the poster child of extinction.” Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Carnivores eat the herbivores, and decomposers digest plant and animal matter. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z "The other reptiles that it was coexisting were substantially larger and were the top predators and large herbivores at the time. The dinosaur ancestors were really quite minor components of the ecosystem." This "tiny bug slayer" that could fit in your hand is the ancestor of the dinosaurs 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z One famous exception is herbivores introduced to the controversial Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve, east of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. 'Landscape of fear': what a mass of rotting reindeer carcasses taught scientists 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Hallucinogens contained in other plants and fungi may serve to baffle herbivores and take their minds off their next meal. A Poetic, Mind-Bending Tour of the Fungal World 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z There are many more predator species, so there are more vulnerable predators in total, but a larger share of herbivores are in trouble. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Some compounds become toxic after ingestion; for instance, glycol cyanide in the cassava root releases cyanide only upon ingestion by the herbivore. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z According to a story from the international news agency AFP, the situation got bad enough, the association was considering allowing zoos to feed herbivores to carnivores. Zoos Find Creative Ways to Cope with Coronavirus Lockdowns 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Their evolved functional roles in nature are effectively no different than predator species that keep prey populations in check, or the herbivore species that graze down vegetation. Rethinking Humanity's Ties to Nature 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z In about six months, the bones of 60 of the huge, extinct herbivores were found, and Sánchez Nava said that pace – about 10 mammoths a month – may continue. ‘There are too many’: bones of 60 mammoths found in Mexico 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z Predators, she added, also are in trouble, but not as much as herbivores they often eat. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z It is a source of starches that is protected from herbivores by being underground. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Oxpeckers riding on rhinos feast on ticks, and their calls warn the nearsighted herbivores about approaching humans. Birds on Rhinos' Backs Help Them Avoid Poachers 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The people who lived at this time probably also survived on sweet potato and peanuts, as well as fish and large herbivores. Crops cultivated in Amazonia '10,000 years ago' 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z That should benefit both cows and wild herbivores, Sitters says, but it’s especially good for smaller wildlife, such as gazelles. Rootin’, poopin’ African elephants help keep soil fertile 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Extinction causes — invasive species, climate change and habitat loss — hit herbivores harder than animals with other diets, Atwood said. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Compound leaves produce certain types of chemical compounds that are harmful to herbivores. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The team dug through scientific literature to create an enormous list of both living and extinct herbivore species from the last 126,000 years. Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Interestingly, herbivores such as sauropods and ornithischian dinosaurs are rare. Scientists discover three new species of pterosaurs in the Sahara 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z But Lundgren said the behaviour is an ecosystem service that had been performed by other large herbivores that have since become extinct. Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' show how invasive species can restore a lost world 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Size may be part of the reason herbivores are more at risk, the ecologist said. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z It is more efficient for large herbivores to eat large, simple leaves. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z They categorized them by body size, anatomy, diet and how their guts ferment vegetation, then compared how the lifestyles of introduced and extinct herbivores in a region overlapped. Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z To that end, they filled the park with bison, moose, yaks, reindeer, wild horses and other herbivores. Packing the Tundra with Animals Could Slow Arctic Melt 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z The national parks and conservancies where these herbivores roam, along with the predators hunting them, play a key role in Kenya’s tourism industry, a major part of the country’s economy. ‘Like an Umbrella Had Covered the Sky’: Locust Swarms Despoil Kenya 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Often, herbivores are bigger and need to eat more and require more land and their habitats are becoming smaller, she said. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z For example: the type of grasses, leaves, or shrubs that an herbivore eats affects the number of calories that it takes in. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Mr. Lundgren and his colleagues wanted to test the idea that introduced herbivores were picking up ecological slack from their extinct counterparts. Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z When it works, it creates two dysfunctional and unbalanced ecosystems: one with too many herbivores, the other with none. I shot a deer – and I still believe it was the ethical thing to do | George Monbiot 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z These animals left 1 and ½-inch footprints with three toes, and were small quadrupedal herbivores that belonged to the ornithischian clade of dinosaurs, a group that includes much bigger superstars like Stegosaurus and Triceratops. When Dinosaurs Left Tracks in a Land Consumed by Lava and Fire 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Large herbivores are crucial, especially in places like forests, Galetti said in an email. Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The digestive tract shown at the bottom belongs to the herbivore. b. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In Northern Australia, grazing by water buffalo, the largest herbivores since the continent lost its giant marsupials, reduces the frequency and severity of wildfires, Mr. Lundgren said. Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z They also found that the shrub’s density and biomass were greater in fenced enclosures that excluded herbivores than in unfenced areas. Large African herbivores have helped to repair their environment 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z T. rex babies might eat young herbivores and other small creatures. Beware Tyrannosaurus Rex Teenagers and Their Growth Spurts 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z “A world without herbivores would be a disaster for any natural ecosystem.” Not easy eating green: Herbivores most at extinction risk 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Carnivores have more teeth that are specialized for ripping food while herbivores have more teeth specialized for grinding food. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z “But the point of our paper is that this probably has nothing to do with the herbivores themselves.” Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z But, if we were able to travel back 67 million years, what scent would waft away from the hefty herbivore? What Did Dinosaurs Smell Like? 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Other types of insects include herbivores, detritivores, parasitoids and predators that are crucial to ecosystems humans rely on to survive, acting as pest controllers, recycling nutrients and performing other tasks. Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse insect apocalypse 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z An example is seen in the horns and frills of the triceratops, a type of ceratopsid dinosaur—big-bodied herbivores that lived in large herds in open spaces, not unlike caribou. The Weapons of Sexual Rivalry 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z It is a sink for proteins that is protected from herbivores by being underground. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But while introduced herbivores may echo extinct species, that doesn’t mean their impacts are the same: Pleistocene herbivores lived in a world of vast, undeveloped landscapes and abundant predators. Pablo Escobar’s Hippos Fill a Hole Left Since Ice Age Extinctions 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z But researchers were surprised to discover fossil evidence recently that showed that a carnivorous dinosaur — the only known cannibal — replaced its chompers even more frequently than some herbivores. Cannibalistic Dinosaurs Went Through a Lot of Teeth 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Alongside these measures, scientists must urgently establish which herbivores, detritivores, parasitoids, predators and pollinators are priority species for conservation, according to a new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Urgent new ‘roadmap to recovery’ could reverse insect apocalypse 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The marginality of human figures in cave paintings suggests that, at least from a human point of view, the central drama of the Paleolithic went on between the various megafauna – carnivores and large herbivores. ‘Humans were not centre stage’: how ancient cave art puts us in our place 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z It is a sink for starches that is protected from herbivores by being underground. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In many species, the seeds of plants attacked by a pathogen or herbivore contain higher concentrations of chemical defence compounds. How plants and insects inherit immunity from their parents 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Diego Prieto Hernández, director of the institute, said the discovery "represents a watershed, a turning point in what we until now imagined to be the interaction between hunter-gatherers with these huge herbivores". Mexico makes mammoth archaeological discovery 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z The carnivores and the herbivores mostly coexist harmoniously, if discordantly. Schools in meat-loving rural Brazil went vegan. The community revolted. 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z This means any large herbivores that did survive the impact are beginning to starve to death. Minute by minute accounts of how asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs devastated Earth 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z It is a sink for starches that is protected from herbivores by being underground. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Why the large herbivores and their predators eventually went extinct has been debated, although human hunters and climate change are two of the main suspects. Yellowstone wolf teeth lead to extinction theory 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z From there, though, Beastars diverges into a high school noir story like Rian Johnson’s Brick, centering around the drama club of a private school where an herbivore student actor is brutally murdered. This fall anime season is full of superheroes, fantasy, and furries 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z After studying them, they've suggested that the ancient predator ate early herbivore dinosaurs and their mammal relatives. Enormous 30-foot crocodile terrorized dinosaurs 210M years ago 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z For example, agricultural runoff can promote the growth of algae that compete with corals for space — a problem that is exacerbated by the overfishing of herbivores. Save reefs to rescue all ecosystems 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z It is more efficient for large herbivores to eat the small leaflets of compound leaves. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Imagine doing this without knowing whether the wolves’ preferred food source exists in the park or even whether they’re carnivores or herbivores. What Wolves in Yellowstone Can Teach Us About Probiotics 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The smaller proportion of herbivores and omnivores may seem surprising, Wiens says, because plants are such a plentiful resource. The world’s first animal was probably a carnivore 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The high-quality compost is made from droppings of the zoo’s own herbivore animals mixed with either straw bedding or woodchips and wood shavings. Big Nordstrom, REI sales; Zoo Doo lottery and more deals | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The average TP across all the bees studied was 2.6, putting them squarely in the omnivore spot, halfway between herbivores and carnivores. Surprise: Bees Need Meat 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The loss of these and other large herbivores likely contributed to the Amazon’s higher density of smaller trees, with a lower overall amount of vegetation compared with Africa’s rain forest. The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate Change 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Previously, the Zoo only composted the waste and bedding from non-primate herbivores — plant-eating animals such as rhinos, giraffes, gazelles, hippos and zebras. With a new, modern compost facility, Woodland Park’s ‘Zoo Doo’ becomes serious … stuff 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The finding contradicts prior studies based on fossil data, which suggested that early animals were probably herbivores. The world’s first animal was probably a carnivore 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z A new study of herbivore social interactions in Kenya’s savanna suggests two things bring such grazers back together: rain and roaming wildebeest herds. Animal friendships change with the weather in African savanna 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Manatees are herbivores and mainly consume seagrasses and freshwater vegetation. Manatee shocks Florida man when it comes ashore to munch on grass 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z As we watch the herbivores congregate to bow down before their newborn ruler, “The Lion King” presents a seductive worldview in which absolute power goes unquestioned and the weak and the vulnerable are fundamentally inferior. Perspective | ‘The Lion King’ is a fascistic story. No remake can change that. 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Those animals they prey on are typically herbivores, so they are ingesting grains anyway.” FDA links 16 brands of dog food to canine heart disease 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z A crocodile called Notosuchus from Argentina was thought to be an herbivore, “but my work strongly suggests it’s a carnivore,” Melstrom said. Ancient crocodiles were vegan, new research suggests 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Another factor seems to drive some herbivores together: the annual arrival of more than 2 million wildebeests, which migrate to Maasai Mara during the long dry season from June to October. Animal friendships change with the weather in African savanna 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The Bison, a mammal that usually lives between 12 to 20 years, is a herbivore and "near threatened," according to the World Wildlife Fund. Utah man gored, trampled in bison attack while out on trail run 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z That means it belongs to the greater family of shovel-beaked herbivores commonly known as duckbills, but lacks some of the features that would place this dinosaur closer to famous favorites like Parasaurolophus and Edmontosaurus. New Duckbill Dinosaur Looks Sharp 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z He was able to see how the combination of pollination by bees and risk of getting eaten by herbivores influences the plant’s appearance and defense mechanisms. A new species of ancient human and real-time evolutionary changes in flowering plants 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z But Bowery isn’t going to solve the world’s food problems if all it can grow is roughage for high-end herbivores who shop at Whole Foods and eat healthy lunches at Sweetgreen. The Age of Robot Farmers 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z If wolves were allowed to reach their natural populations in North America, one paper suggests, their suppression of herbivore populations would stop as much carbon being released every year as that produced by 30-70m cars. The natural world can help save us from climate catastrophe | George Monbiot 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Temperature, rainfall and soil chemistry all affect plants, but so do sunlight, air circulation, microorganisms, insects and herbivores, along with pollutants and weeds and pests introduced by humans. What’s killing our sword ferns? 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z These shovel-beaked herbivores were common, numerous, and, if we’re honest, at least partly famous as fodder for the carnivorous giants of their time. A Meal Fit for a King 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z And even if fear guides bushbuck behavior, he says, it may not affect larger herbivores such as elk, which can fend off wolves. How a ‘landscape of fear’ transformed the ecosystem of this African wildlife park 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Bison, a mammal that usually lives between 12 to 20 years, are herbivores, and are "near threatened," according to the World Wildlife Fund. Bison charges runner at Utah's Antelope Island State Park, video shows 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z It is the friendly neighbourhood spider that helps protect our crops from insect herbivores. Get "inspidered" — from fear of spiders to fascination 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Some also offer the plant protection from herbivores or shield it from ultraviolet radiation. The growth of tea 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The first time I made one, it was for Thanksgiving, a way to satisfy the herbivores at the table with a centerpiece-worthy dish. When roasting cauliflower, go whole or go home 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Since the mid-2000s, herbivores have returned, but large predators have not. How a ‘landscape of fear’ transformed the ecosystem of this African wildlife park 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Moose, while herbivores, "can be just as dangerous as carnivores," according to the National Park Service. Moose seen chasing snowboarders, skiers at Colorado resort 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z The spores of a fungus called Sporormiella live on herbivore dung and are often used to track past populations of large plant eaters, including ice age giants like mastodons and mammoths. Mites that feed on llama poop may track the rise and fall of the Incan Empire 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z “The land iguana is a herbivore that helps ecosystems by dispersing seeds and maintaining open spaces devoid of vegetation,” said Danny Rueda, the park authority’s ecosystems director. Galapagos island gets its first iguanas since Darwin after mass-release 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z When injured by herbivores, these plants release volatile chemicals that stimulate neighboring sagebrush to make chemicals toxic to their shared enemies. Once considered outlandish, the idea that plants help their relatives is taking root 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z It relies on fencing, while in nature wild herbivores roam freely, often across vast distances. The best way to save the planet? Drop meat and dairy | George Monbiot 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The carbon isotope signatures provided data about the herbivores’ diets. When Human Relatives First Visited a Green Arabian Peninsula 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z For certain kinds of small, shallow lakes like Marcacocha, therefore, the Sporormiella record might offer misleading information about past herbivore populations. Mites that feed on llama poop may track the rise and fall of the Incan Empire 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z They’re herbivores that subsist on roots and other plant matter, and usually attack only when threatened. Scientists stuffed balloons into dead wombats to learn why they poop cubes 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z They became the dominant land herbivores in the middle and late Triassic, but until now were thought to have died out before dinosaurs became the dominant land animals. Surprising elephant-sized mammal cousin lived alongside dinosaurs 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z To investigate whether humans played a role, the researchers compiled a seven-million-year record of herbivore extinctions in eastern Africa. Humans 'off the hook' for big extinction 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z "Our first idea was that it was a sauropod," which were the largest known herbivores in this period, reaching 11 meters long. Ancient mammal cousin looked like cross between a rhino and a turtle 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z In about half of the landscapes, fires increased and the vegetation changed after the herbivores disappeared, they report. ‘Rewilding’ landscapes with rhinos and reindeer could prevent fires and keep Arctic cool 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Researchers can detect this chemical signature in the teeth and bones of the herbivores that feed in those habitats, and of the carnivores that then feast on those plant-eaters. Climate change implicated in marsupial-lion extinction 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Now, researchers say, the grove is in danger, being slowly eaten away by mule deer and other herbivores—and putting the fate of its ecosystem in jeopardy. One of the world’s largest organisms is shrinking 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Today, Africa broadly has five species of massive, plant-eating mammal; but millions of years ago there were many more types of giant herbivore. Humans 'off the hook' for big extinction 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The animals escaped or were released into the wild, multiplied by the millions, and with their herbivore diet destroyed vegetation, creating an ecological disaster. Review: 'Rodents of Unusual Size' devour Louisiana, but don't quite tell the full story 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Cave bears were largely herbivores, while brown bears are meat-eaters and about 20 percent smaller than cave bears, with more delicate bones. Extinct Cave Bear DNA Lives On in Brown Bears 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Using herbivores as part of the farming cycle can go a long way towards making agriculture sustainable. If you want to save the world, veganism isn’t the answer | Isabella Tree 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Two of the greedy herbivores briefly disrupted the N line from mid-morning on Monday, when they were spotted roaming the tracks in Brooklyn. No kidding! Goats saved from NYC subway 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Around noon Monday, police boarded an empty N train, which ferried officers down the track to retrieve the wayward herbivores. Not Your Average Subway Delay: Hungry Goats on the Tracks 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The emerging picture is of a mosaic of more closed to more open environments, with the makeup of these habitats affecting the distributions of dinosaurian herbivores like Dryosaurus. The Jurassic's Big 5 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Elands, sables, wildebeests, zebras and other large herbivores were hunted for meat or sport. In Mozambique, a Living Laboratory for Nature’s Renewal 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Whether it’s cows or beavers, something exciting happens when you get free-roaming herbivores in the landscape again.” The magical wilderness farm: raising cows among the weeds at Knepp 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Without predators, ecosystems become unbalanced in many ways because plants, herbivores and small predators change in response to their loss. Does Killing Sharks, Wolves and Other Top Predators Solve Our Conflicts with Them? 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z Because it occurs on animal dung, an abundance of it in a sediment core is often taken to indicate high numbers of big herbivores. Big data little help in megafauna mysteries 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Modern herbivores get around this problem by becoming “infected” with appropriate gut bacteria, often by ingesting feces of their parents or neighbors. A Tiny Reason for Big Dinosaurs to Gather Together 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z The team started by restocking the larger herbivores, importing 200 buffalos and 200 wildebeests from South Africa. In Mozambique, a Living Laboratory for Nature’s Renewal 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z They increased their levels of an enzyme called lipoxygenase, which is known to deter herbivores. Plants "Eavesdrop" on Slimy Snails 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Weighing up to 15 pounds, these herbivores are equipped with powerful, elephant-like hind legs and clawed front legs specialized for digging. Head-Banging Gopher Tortoise Shows Why The Species Matters 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Yet Sporormiella lives on the excrement of a vast range of both big and small animals, including mammals and birds, herbivores and even some carnivores12. Big data little help in megafauna mysteries 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Local media talk of “herbivores” who are fearful of independent women. Japan’s sex industry is becoming less sexual 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Bongos are antelope-like herbivores who roam lowland forest in parts of Africa. Bob, Betty and baby bongo make 3 at Virginia zoo 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The cow, of course, is a herbivore and in the eating of its own kind, nature fought back with the development of BSE, more commonly known as mad cow disease. ‘Cows carry flesh, but they carry personality too’: the hard lessons of farming 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Thinley and his collaborators calculate that the presence of a tiger would reduce so much herbivore crop damage it would be like putting an extra $450 a year in each family’s pockets. The Surprising Ways Tigers Benefit Farmers and Livestock Owners 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z And Borealopelta, named just this past year, is the most exquisite ankylosaur ever found – pointed scutes so delicately fossilized that experts were able to determine this trundling herbivore was colored a rosy red. The Amazing, Inflatable Ankylosaur 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z The fact that a large, upright, hopping, pouch-bearing herbivore happens to be predominantly left-handed is unremarkable when you consider that in 1932 the Royal Australian Artillery lost a war against emus. Chimps, Horses, Kangaroos and Even Bees Can Be Righties or Lefties 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z They’re the large, spiky, quadrupedal herbivores that emerged late in the Cretaceous and proliferated throughout North America and – as we’ve recently learned – Asia. A Point about Horned Dinosaurs 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z In such a contained setting, herbivore and carnivore, reptile and mammal, predator and prey all intersected and potentially interacted. Spectacular dinosaur stomping grounds discovered just outside D.C. 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The study could also provide an incentive to use fewer snares around crops, where they’re used to catch herbivores but also capture anything else that wanders by. The Surprising Ways Tigers Benefit Farmers and Livestock Owners 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Most plants are laced with bitter—and potentially harmful—toxins like cyanide, nicotine, and ricin to deter hungry herbivores. Panda tongues evolved to protect them from toxins, study suggests 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z Small families of herbivores will huddle together to ward off towering predators, and sometimes the very creature you’re hunting will get caught up in a battle with another terrifying monster. Monster Hunter World is the game that finally got me into the series 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Conservation biologist Joel Berger acted swiftly when he and his colleagues saw dogs chase a mother and baby takin, Budorcas taxicolor, a threatened goat-like herbivore. Meet the street animals that stole scientists’ hearts 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z But groupers eat herbivores, and without those herbivores, big algae expand and corals suffer, according to the conservation group Oceana. Trump’s death wish for sharks boosts donations to shark conservation 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Other boxes were simpler — containing just plants and herbivores, or plants alone. The dark side of light: how artificial lighting is harming the natural world 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z As herbivores disappeared, trees encroached into the park’s formerly open grasslands, and predators became virtually nonexistent. War’s Other Victims: Animals 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z And the study’s limited to large herbivores — so carnivores and plants aren’t measured. When humans kill each other in war, wildlife dies too 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z They can avoid overfishing key herbivores like the rabbitfish that nurture the reefs by clearing away excessive algae. Global Warming’s Toll on Coral Reefs: As if They’re ‘Ravaged by War’ 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Not often, but when there are lots of dead around, as in the case of this outbreak, these supposed herbivores get to consuming one another, which probably further spreads the infection. Vultures, Hippos and Anthrax 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z “Suddenly you lose the primary herbivore in the system that was basically scouring the reef of seaweeds,” says Pawlik. Sponges and Algae Are Choking the Caribbean's Coral Reefs 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The great majority of those beetles are herbivores native to the tropics. ‘A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z They found that in peacetime, the number of large herbivores stays largely stable. When humans kill each other in war, wildlife dies too 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z The European rabbits that populate Ōkunoshima are naturally herbivores known to munch on leaves, roots, wood, and seeds, and also the occasional snack of dung. This Island Is Overrun With Rabbits—Here's Why It's a Problem 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z But despite its fearsome appearance, Michael Greshko at National Geographic called it “the rhinoceros of its day, a grumpy herbivore that largely kept to itself.” This prehistoric ‘murder swan’ isn't the only terrifying dinosaur to haunt your nightmares 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z “Giving browse to an herbivore is like giving a carcass to a carnivore,” said Maslanka, whose home zoo gets browse from its own farm, nurseries and local property owners. A new job for the power company: feeding giraffes 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z In addition, the fossil record of large mammalian herbivores is sufficiently rich that the proportion of localities in which each genus was found is a good measure of the evolutionary success of each genus. A tip of the hat to evolutionary change Or, as Royo-Torres and colleagues write, the Utah skeletons might document that this peculiar group of herbivores found a refuge in North America while going extinct in Europe. Paleo Profile: Miera's Lizard 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z These giant, tusked herbivores disappeared about 4,000 years ago, as the climate warmed and the beasts were increasingly hunted by humans. Huge news: scientists solve mystery of dead male woolly mammoths 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z And when paleontologists look to those dietary clues, dinosaurs don’t conform to the blunt divisions of carnivore, omnivore, and herbivore we’d like to draw. See Food Diet 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z By grazing tree seedlings, large herbivores keep grasslands from turning into forest and reduce fire risk. These Giant Invasive Beasts May Actually Be Good for the Planet 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The deer are the only large herbivore in the Keys, feeding on more than 100 different native plants. Endangered Florida deer spotted after Irma raised fears for species 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Most herbivores don't have the jaw strength to crack and pulverize bones. Giraffe Tosses Dead Wildebeest Around in Bizarre Pictures 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z A study conducted in a Panamanian forest, for example, may not translate to Costa Rica; even if the trees are the same species, herbivores may vary. Why 14 ecology labs teamed up to watch grass grow 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Most amphipods are herbivores while others are omnivorous scavengers and "some non-parasitic ones are particularly fond of blood if available." Mysterious Flesh-Eating Sea Creature Causes Shocking Injury 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z The conventional view among ecologists is that these species and other expatriate herbivores are an ecological problem. These Giant Invasive Beasts May Actually Be Good for the Planet 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The deer are the only large herbivore in the Keys, feeding on more than 100 different native plants. Endangered Florida deer spotted after Irma raised fears for species 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Under pressure from ferocious predators, these herbivores evolved camouflage, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. See the exquisite fossil that revealed the colors of a giant armored nodosaur 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z It “was the rhinoceros of its day, a grumpy herbivore that largely kept to itself,” Michael Greshko wrote in National Geographic in May, when the fossils were first revealed to the public. This massive, spiky dinosaur might have used camouflage to fool predators 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z In today's ecosystems the largest herbivores, such as elephants and rhino, are usually ignored by predators. Armoured tank-like dino used camouflage to hide - BBC News 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Manatees, sometimes known as sea cows, are large aquatic air-breathing herbivores closely related to elephants. Snooty, world's oldest known manatee, dies aged 69 in 'heartbreaking accident' 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z The plant produces chemicals that hungry herbivores find toxic, unappealing or difficult to digest. The Very Hungry Caterpillars That Turned to Cannibalism 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Some plants have been found to use nature’s dog-eat-dog world to their advantage, forcing herbivores to become cannibals when the plants feel threatened by a caterpillar’s endless appetite. Plants Can Turn Caterpillars Into Cannibals to Avoid Getting Eaten 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Other herbivores, such as camels and cattle, also frequently scavenge the skeletal remains of animals. Giraffes Seen Feasting on Skeleton—Here's Why 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z In practice, this large-scale restoration of wildlife is returning more modest herbivores to the countryside. 'It is strange to see the British struggling with the beaver': why is rewilding so controversial? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Some poor herbivore got stuck in mud, died, and its rotten stink drew scores of Allosaurus here, which became trapped in turn. The Making of an Allosaurus Graveyard 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Plants can’t run or hide, but they possess powerful strategies capable of altering the minds of herbivores that try to eat them. The Very Hungry Caterpillars That Turned to Cannibalism 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z It is home to large predators such as harpies, jaguars, pumas and large herbivores such as tapirs. UN Announces 23 New Nature Reserves While U.S. Removes 17 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Footage of giraffes in the wild often shows a gentle herbivore feeding on leaves hanging from the tops of trees. Giraffes Seen Feasting on Skeleton—Here's Why 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z It was a house-that-Jack-built sequence, in which the large carnivores had eaten the smaller carnivores, which had eaten the herbivores, which had eaten the plankton, which had absorbed the poison from the water. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But what brought all these dinosaurs here, and why do predators dominate this spot when almost every other bonebed of its kind has the expected array of abundant herbivores and rare carnivores? The Making of an Allosaurus Graveyard 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z The last survey, in 2011, had found no calves at all following a powerful cyclone that stripped away seagrass, the herbivores' favorite food. Sea Cow Baby Boom Is Good News for Great Barrier Reef 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Gustavito lived in the herbivore section at the back of the zoo, in a grassy pen with several trees and a concrete bathing pool. What happened to Gustavito, the beloved hippo at El Salvador’s National Zoo? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Conventional wisdom holds that herbivores, such as cows, need gut microbes to break down the fibres in plant cell walls. The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z It has been found that animals—both wild herbivores and livestock—are sometimes strangely attracted to a plant that has been sprayed, even though it is not one of their natural foods. Silent Spring—I 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Four plots on either side were closed off to kangaroos to probe how the herbivores affect the vegetation. How dingoes could be shaping Australia’s landscape 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z But under the new tree, these two branches are closer together, technically placing all the long-necked herbivores outside of the dinosaur family. Radical shakeup of dinosaur family tree points to unexpected Scottish origins 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z "Spiders kill large numbers of herbivorous insects - and by doing so they help to protect the plants from herbivore damage," said Dr Nyffeler. Spiders top the global predator charts - BBC News 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z When scientists look at faecal matter from large herbivores, they find a lot more microbe DNA than plant DNA. The curious case of the caterpillar's missing microbes 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The film, which grossed more than $1 billion, is about an advanced society of animals that deals with prejudice between its herbivore and carnivore populations. Disney's annual meeting in Denver takes a political turn 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z That debate is part of a wider discussion on ‘trophic cascades’ — the idea that top predators change the behaviour and numbers of herbivores, which then affect the vegetation and the soil composition of a habitat. How dingoes could be shaping Australia’s landscape 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z “Zootopia,” which grossed more than $1 billion, is about an advanced society of animals that deals with prejudice between its herbivore and carnivore populations. Quoting 'Hamilton,' Disney CEO Bob Iger defends his seat on Trump's business council 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z This is a great strategy for an evergreen plant, as it protects fresh green leaves from hungry woodland herbivores, like deer, as well as winter freezes. An Imperiled, Hidden Orchid Waits Out the Cold 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Fortress Plant also admirably tackles plant tricks that work against larger herbivores. Plant science: The plant as pugilist : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Shifting patterns of plant growth may affect the availability of nutritious food for herbivores, for example. For Some Arctic Plants, Spring Arrives Almost a Month Earlier 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Our data suggest there may be a trade-off between ADB susceptibility and herbivore susceptibility. Genome sequence and genetic diversity of European ash trees : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “The biggest and strongest animals on the planet — elephants, gorillas, rhinos — are herbivores,” Carter says. These athletes went vegan — and stayed strong. 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Although titanosaurs were the most successful group of herbivores during the dinosaur era, Dr. Pol added, “current knowledge on what kind of titanosaurs were living in Australia is really, really scarce.” Meet the New Titanosaur. You Can Call It Wade. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Thus the plant–herbivore community has been careful to reserve 'defence' for traits that increase a plant's Darwinian fitness in environments with attackers. Plant science: The plant as pugilist : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z By contrast, when road noise was played, mongooses were slower to approach and showed similar responses to both predator and herbivore faeces. Animal behaviour: Noise disrupts other senses : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z The fossilized brain tissue is thought to be from a species similar to Iguanodon, large herbivores that lived about 133 million years ago. First Known Dinosaur Brain Fossil Discovered 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The camels were scheduled to arrive last week and will join other large herbivores, including American bison, Grant’s zebras and Ankole-Watusi cattle. Bloomfield wildlife park takes visitors on safari 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z When the large herbivores disappeared, the ecosystem transitioned to today’s mossy tundra and taiga that is beginning to melt and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Should we bring extinct species back from the dead? 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Evolutionary biologists, frequently trained in entomology and small-molecule chemistry, formed the plant–herbivore community. Plant science: The plant as pugilist : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The team placed faeces from either a predator or a herbivore outside the mongoose burrow. Animal behaviour: Noise disrupts other senses : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z “One of the best ways to do that is to remind people that bees are herbivores and yellow jackets, wasps and hornets are all carnivores,” said Maughan. Beekeepers face parasites, pesticides and public fear 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Scientists on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive genetic analysis of giraffes using DNA from 190 of the towering herbivores from across their range in Africa. Tall tale: study reveals that giraffes are four species, not one 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The discovery may help save the long-necked herbivore, whose numbers are plummeting in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa May Have New Giraffe Species—And This Could Help Protect Them The plant–herbivore community has uncovered the early signalling events that allow a wild plant to recognize attack from herbivores. Plant science: The plant as pugilist : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z A plant is constantly interacting with its ecosystem: attracting insects it needs for pollination, discouraging hungry herbivores, warning other plants that it competes with for nutrients in the soil. The Drug of Choice for the Age of Kale 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Such disguises help protect them from hungry herbivores, or aid with pollination and dispersing their seeds. A Plant That Looks Like Poop and Other Sneaky Disguises Mountain goats are “generalist herbivores,” that eat most plants, the Park Service says. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z But the authors of the study claim they’ve uncovered clear genetic differences among four populations of the long-necked herbivore: the northern giraffe, southern giraffe, reticulated giraffe, and Masai giraffe. Africa May Have New Giraffe Species—And This Could Help Protect Them The latter were not likely to survive the trampling of giant herbivores. Climate change—not humans—killed giant camels and sloths in South America 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Most are gentle herbivores that feed by scraping algae from wet stones or tree bark or, unfortunately, nibbling on the tender new leaves of your favorite garden plants. The Double Life of the Slimy, Acrobatic Leopard Slug 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z And why so many carnivore bodies - outnumbering herbivores 3 to 1? 148 million years later, dinosaur quarry remains a cold case 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Photosynthesis ceased; the herbivores died, then the carnivores. Did Oil Kill the Dinosaurs? 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Staffers can add plastic beads to carnivores’ meatballs, or inject fish or fruit with food coloring before feeding them to animals like penguins and herbivores. Zoo Poo and Glitter Reveal Animal Health Secrets Not to mention the fact that adding another big herbivore to the ecosystem means more food for predators and scavengers. Could bringing back camels ‘rewild’ the American West? 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Another key finding comes from an analysis of sporormiella, a fungus whose lifecycle depends on being consumed and then excreted by large herbivores like mammoth and mastodon. Stone Knife and Mastodon Bones Point to Earlier Arrival of First Americans Fisher and his team also looked for evidence of large animals by examining the sediment in the old pond for spores of Sporormiella, a fungus that lives on the dung of herbivores. Underwater archaeologists unearth ancient butchering site 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z “But it exists and it’s the earliest marine herbivore — it’s quite amazing.” Earliest Plant-Eating Marine Reptile Had a Hammerhead 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Only a handful of marine reptiles, living or extinct, are known to be herbivores. Fossils shed light on 'bizarre' reptile - BBC News 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Their results, published today in Science Advances, show that Atopodentatus was most likely an early herbivore. Ancient Reptile Ate Like an Underwater Lawn Mower 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “In some ways it is even more bizarre now because instead of feeding on invertebrates it is a herbivore,” said Nick Fraser of National Museums Scotland, who co-authored the research. Atopodentatus was a hammerheaded herbivore, new fossil find shows 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z This was yet another problem for the corals, which depend on herbivores to keep down the algae that compete with them for space. A Radical Attempt to Save the Reefs and Forests 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z “In the Caribbean, the parrotfish are the most important herbivores.” Limiting catch of one type of fish could help save coral reefs, research finds 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Regardless, the results suggest that for herbivores of all stripes—including white-tailed prairie dogs and ground squirrels—competition won't just bring hardship. Prairie Dogs Are Serial Killers That Murder Their Competition 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Being an herbivore was easy—fruits and vegetables don’t run away, after all. Sorry Vegans: Here's How Meat-Eating Made Us Human 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Even with other large herbivores, like an elephant or rhino, you can't go walk up to them and look them in the eye. Manta Rays Get Crittercams for First Time Ever A key one is how these Cretaceous herbivores grew to be so massive. Reconstructing the 'world's biggest dinosaur' - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The team discovered that not only was this giant herbivore a new species but it was the largest dinosaur ever, dwarfing its closest competitors. Titanosaurs: the largest animals ever to walk the Earth 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The bones of this giant herbivore, yet to be officially designated a species, were dug out of the Patagonian desert in Argentina. Listings: Science in culture 2016 : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z They keep herbivores in check, thus allowing trees to grow tall for birds to nest in.’’ On the trail of the wolf, Europe’s much maligned and misunderstood predator 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z The horned dinosaurs were an important herbivore group, particularly in North America, during the dinosaur age's twilight. Modest Chinese dinosaur was forerunner to later horned behemoths 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z If there are a lot of herbivores, there is an advantage to being an efficient forager, with traits such as cooperation, but lots of herbivores also means a big advantage to becoming a carnivore. Education: How to win at evolution : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Fewer herbivores means fewer meals and more difficult hunts for the lions. Third Lion Dies from Poisoning in Kenya 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z As predators of herbivores, for instance, they help balance populations of other species. Cougars May Spread to U.S. Midwest Within Decades 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But when the researchers looked at the amount of methane that kangaroos emit in relation to the amount of food that they eat, they found that kangaroos and other herbivores aren't all the different. Kangaroo farts won't save the world 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Researchers say the large herbivore lived 72,000 to 200,000 years ago and was about 16 to 19 when it died. 12-foot Columbian mammoth tusk unearthed at reservoir in Idaho; more of skeleton sought 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Some cards turn a herbivore into a carnivore. Education: How to win at evolution : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z With one foot crushing into the horned herbivore’s ribs, the Tyrannosaurus rex’s head — which is the size of a riding lawn mower — was bent down, appearing as if a moment away from decapitating its prey. ‘Nation’s T. rex’ stands upright for the first time in 65 million years — and he’s scary 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Other predators such as cheetahs, hyenas and leopards will also be waiting for the wildebeest and other herbivores including gazelle, zebra, impala and eland. Watch Africa's Great Migration Live For The First Time 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Figuring out just how much food these reef herbivores eat is one of the many objectives of this expedition. The "Black Piranha" of Ascension Island 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z In recent years, scientists have identified a host of compounds called chemical elicitors—found, for example, in insect saliva—that can limit plant defenses, including the production of bad-tasting compounds that ward off herbivores. How caterpillars use their feces to fool corn 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Some help herbivores to avoid carnivores, with a shell or warning calls; other attributes, such as pack hunting and intelligence, help predators to evade these defences. Education: How to win at evolution : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z As the plants withered, so did the herbivores, and, in time, the carnivorous dinosaurs followed. Why are dinosaurs extinct? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Brian Switek 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The dugong is the largest herbivore in the ocean, but will frequently feed on small invertebrates like jellyfish — what is more aesthetically hardcore than eating a jellyfish? The Verge Review of Animals: the dugong 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z They’ll also spend weeks examining hours of underwater video footage, literally counting the number of bites of algae that fish herbivores take in a given area during a particular period of time. The "Black Piranha" of Ascension Island 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Craig Sholley, wildlife biologist and vice president of the African Wildlife Foundation, says genets likely jump on big herbivores to search for food. Video Captures Catlike Creature Riding Rare Rhino 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z When carnivores appear, herbivores need defences, which carnivores try to get around — and so on, in a co-evolutionary dance. Education: How to win at evolution : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z “To get that many bigger-than-hippo-sized herbivores living in a small space, you need an incredible plant ecosystem to support them,” he said. Utah’s ‘Grand Staircase’ Leads Back in Time to Dinosaur Shangri-La 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Giant pandas have the digestive system of a carnivore, yet the feeding habits of an herbivore. Scientists Explain Why Pandas Are Lazy, And Why Humans Shouldn't Be 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z A lot of the cool weird ones are herbivores. ‘I enjoyed the whole absurdity of it': Paleontologists review ‘Jurassic World.’ 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z "The herbivores will rub up against them, but the hyenas will just chew through them," she told BBC News. Auto cameras record Serengeti life - BBC News 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Ceratopsid dinosaurs are known for being herbivores and often having sturdy horns and elaborate fan-like or spiky frills that were used for an unknown purpose, most likely sexual display or combat. Canadian Scientists Discovered This Astonishing New Species Of Horned Dinosaur 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Little is known about the specific plants that elephants, impalas, zebras and other large herbivores eat. Herbivores of Varied Tastes 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Yet even for herbivores, they are exceptionally lazy. Scientists Explain Why Pandas Are Lazy, And Why Humans Shouldn't Be 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But unlike other herbivores, they did not develop an elongated digestive tract or enzymes to help break down tough plant parts. Panda guts not suited to digesting bamboo 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The researchers looked more closely into the challenges facing large herbivores, specially, and what they say are the often understudied impacts of their loss on entire ecosystems. We’ve driven 60 percent of the Earth’s large herbivores to the brink of extinction — and entire ecosystems may pay the price 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The world’s largest plant-eating animals like elephants and rhinoceroses are facing dramatic population losses due to poaching and resource destruction, with 60% of large herbivores threatened by extinction, according to a new study. Elephants, Rhinos and Other Large Plant-Eaters Face Extinction, Study Says 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z How is it possible that so many large herbivores coexist in Africa? Herbivores of Varied Tastes 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The consequences of large wild herbivore decline include: Wildlife decline may lead to 'empty landscape' - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The bears’ gut microbiome is more closely related to that of carnivores, rather than other herbivores. Panda guts not suited to digesting bamboo 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z But perhaps the most striking is the researchers’ analysis the cascading impact of these creatures’ loss — the reason why they chose large herbivores as a subset for consideration: We’ve driven 60 percent of the Earth’s large herbivores to the brink of extinction — and entire ecosystems may pay the price 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z He invites Cuwaert the Hare to join him on his travels, adding that, since he is a carnivore and Cuwaert is a herbivore, there will be no competition between them for food. The Truth About Animal Stories 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z "One thing we know with great certainty is that wherever there are large herbivores like moose, elk or deer you have to have a top predator to maintain ecosystem health," Vucetich said. Scientists: 3 wolves remain at Isle Royale National Park 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Prof William Ripple, of Oregon State University, led the research looking at herbivores weighing over 100kg, from the reindeer up to the African elephant. Wildlife decline may lead to 'empty landscape' - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z An herbivore, it only feeds on herbs, vegetables and primarily acorn. Iberico Ham Slowly Making Its Way Stateside 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Out of a group of 74 large, terrestrial herbivores — from bison to rhinos to hippopotamuses — about 60 percent are on the fast-track to extinction. We’ve driven 60 percent of the Earth’s large herbivores to the brink of extinction — and entire ecosystems may pay the price 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The mounds are refugia for plants, fungi and large herbivores, too. Termites Are Guardians of the Soil 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Presentation on the eating habits of omnivores, herbivores and carnivores. Events in Westchester for March 1-7, 2015 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z To top it all off, the herbivore was slow of foot. Duck-Billed Dinos Gave T. rex a Run for Its Money 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z And while he’s no herbivore, Wendy said Chuck is not exactly a carnivore, either. Vegan-friendly food is the star at monthly potluck 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Experts estimate the mammoth was about 16 years old and lived about 70,000 to 120,000 years ago in what was a savanna-like country populated with large herbivores and predators. Possible complete mammoth skeleton found in Idaho 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The presence of carnivores influenced where the impala fed, while the tree defence mechanism influenced what the herbivores ate. Carnivores 'help trees shed thorns' 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z To giraffe researchers, the paradox of this keystone African herbivore goes beyond questions of its camouflaging coat. Our Understanding of Giraffes Does Not Measure Up 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Anthrax is a silent killer on the African savanna, quietly knocking off zebras and other herbivores. Tracing anthrax's deadly path 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Still, tensions run high over the hunting of guanacos, herbivores that eat everything from cacti to lichens and fungi. In Chile, an Animal Whose Numbers Please No One 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Changes in a plant community cascade up the food web to the grazing musk oxen, hares and other herbivores that live in the desert. Warming Temperatures Threaten Fragile Balance in Canadian Arctic 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z "Plant defences, such as thorns, shape what herbivores eat." Carnivores 'help trees shed thorns' 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z “If elephants destroy all the trees, the savanna will be unable to support large herbivores,” Dr. Riginos said. Tree-Protecting Ants Can’t Protect Themselves 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z For most of the Triassic, they lived alongside other animals, such as cynodonts, pig-like herbivores that were ancestral to mammals, and rauisuchians, the keystone predators. How Extinctions Created The Dinosaurs 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The team unearthed the fossilized skeleton of the giant herbivore in Argentina’s Patagonia region and say that some 70 percent of the skeleton is represented. Researchers Find Dinosaur Species That Weighed More Than a Jumbo Jet 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z That, in turn, means more snowfall, which blankets the plants that the musk ox, the largest Arctic herbivore, needs to survive. Warming Temperatures Threaten Fragile Balance in Canadian Arctic 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Predators were more likely than herbivores to be nocturnal. Ancient nightlife: Forebearers of mammals were nocturnal partiers 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Another, after a transfusion of horse blood, says she felt “the emotionalism of an herbivore.” 'Colliding Worlds' Explores Art Driven by Science 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z It’s possible that herbivores simply couldn’t shrink, since a plant-based diet requires a larger gut for digestion. Which dinosaurs survived? The ones that shrank the fastest. Having low herbivore diversity would be like limping across the road with a sprained ankle — you're more likely to get run over, he said. Bad Timing to Blame for Big Dinosaur Extinction 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z But in North America, in the last 8 to 10 million years before the asteroid hit, two major groups of herbivores — duck-billed dinosaurs and the group of horned dinosaurs that included Triceratops — did decline slightly. Dinosaur-killing asteroid hit at just the wrong time 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z If successful, the device now hanging around the adult cow’s neck will shed light on what the herbivores eat and where in previously unimaginable ways. Pa. study looks to elk food for information 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z It was a herbivore about half the size of today's tapirs but lacking the short trunk usually seen in these mammals. Fossil of world's smallest hedgehog unearthed in Canada 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z It is generally thought that the extremely diverse array of secondary metabolites observed within Eucalyptus defends against a comparably diverse array of biotic pests, pathogens and herbivores encountered across its natural range. The genome of Eucalyptus grandis : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Still, the researchers only looked at the winnowing of herbivore species in North America, said study co-author Richard Butler, a paleontologist at the University of Birmingham in England. Bad Timing to Blame for Big Dinosaur Extinction 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Rewilders argue that without such an injection of wildlife, particularly of large herbivores, the untended farmland will become overgrown with thick vegetation that will end up killing off what biodiversity still exists today. From Untended Farmland, Reserve Tries to Recreate Wilderness From Long Ago 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z There's little basis for the legend given the bird was a flightless herbivore. Kiwi DNA link spurs rethink of flightless birds 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z But this truly gigantic dinosaur was a herbivore. Researchers say they've found the biggest dinosaur ever 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Scientists believe it is a previously undiscovered species of titanosaur — a herbivore, luckily for other dinosaurs who lived during the Late Cretaceous period. 'Biggest Dinosaur Ever' Unearthed in Argentina 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z This giant herbivore lived in the forests of Patagonia between 95 and 100 million years ago, based on the age of the rocks in which its bones were found. 'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z They are slightly different from Japan’s marriage-shunning “herbivore” young men in that fewer of them have chosen their station in life. China’s losers 2014-04-16T04:00:00Z However, despite gigantic claws that might seem like ideal weapons for killing prey, therizinosaurs were herbivores. Herbivorous Theropod Dinosaurs Had Sharp Claws, Too 2014-05-07T20:28:00Z "No one need fear us because China is a giant herbivore." China 'the elephant in the room' 2014-04-22T21:21:17Z The huge herbivore lived in the forests of Patagonia between 95 and 100 million years ago, the team said. 'Biggest Dinosaur Ever' Unearthed in Argentina 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur, enormous herbivores that lived during the Late Cretaceous, the last days of the dinosaurs. 'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z In the wild, the algae acts as a food source for hundreds of fish species that are herbivores. Equipped to Dive, Students Make Aquarium Their Classroom 2014-04-22T15:23:39Z Both the herbivores and the foxes needed more food as their populations increased. Poisoning Dingoes Has Domino Effect on Australia’s Biodiversity 2014-03-20T21:06:35Z |
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