LSM1303 Animal Behaviour Student Blog

"Ahhhhhh! Oh my god!! That stupid chameleon gave me a fright!" "Huh? Where, where?" "It just ran past us! It's on the tree trunk now!" "Huh? I can't see it!" Have you ever had such an experience before? Personally, I had, many times. As we know, chameleons Read More...

Just when you thought that pincers are just for picking items up, grabbing or crushing, think again! The snapping shrimps or pistol shrimps ( Alpheidae ) are famed for their asymmetrical pincers. It has an enlarged pincer that can grow as long as half Read More...

Granite Island has been specially designed to make it easier for the penguins to breed. They have ready-made burrows and taken special precaution to make the island penguin-safe. The penguin population is dwindling (ironically due to tourism) and they Read More...

Mention a bird so skillful at imitating sounds and the parrot always comes to mind right away. However, the ability to mimic sounds is definitely not exclusive to parrots. As it turns out, renowned vocal mimics in the bird world include “mockingbirds, Read More...

If you think that only humans have the knack for Mathematics, the Honeybees will prove you wrong. Do you know that one of the channels of communication between Honeybees is through the use of visual cues? I will show how Honeybees exhibit Mathematical Read More...