LSM1303 Animal Behaviour Student Blog

Raccoons - are they cheeky grinning rascals or skillful ninjas of the night? Image by OCPetPhotos and Sara Heinrichs First and foremost, racoons (procyon lotor) are noctural animals, and increasingly abundant inhabitants of suburbans areas and cities Read More...

What is this strange looking brownish-disc like thing floating on the water in the image below? Floating algae? Frogs' eggs? A big brown cookie? Truth be told, you already knew that whenever this type of question is asked, the answer is some absurb truth Read More...

'Airborne' geckos! Now that must be a real good sight. Imagine, a gecko trying to keep itself up on a slippery, vertical surface when suddenly, *Slip*, and it falls off! (Credit: Robert Full/UC Berkeley, copyright PNAS/NAS 2008) Watch It Now isn't that Read More...

Never thought that an adult Spectacled Caiman alligator (Caiman crocodilus) can be eaten alive by another predator? Well, think again!! Especially when you have this chap around: (Image Source: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/green-anaconda.html Read More...

Reptiles - the mere mention of the word will send shivers down the spines of many I know, and it's perhaps with little wonder. Oftentimes, the word 'reptiles' evoke the mental image of something slimy, aggressive, dangerous, and hence, repulsive. Despite Read More...