LSM1303 Animal Behaviour Student Blog

Don’t we tend to assume farm animals to be one of, if not the most stupid creatures in the animal kingdom, since they are most likely to end up as breakfast, lunch and dinner for us humans? Well, don’t belittle these animals as the video below will illustrate Read More...

Walruses are highly sociable animals and are gentle creatures unless attacked. The females give birth from April into June as they migrate north . Younger females may bear one calf two years apart while older females give birth less often. Calves are Read More...

There is a very unique behaviour that distinguishes Monarch from the other species of butterfly. In the course of a year, 4 different generations of Monarch are produced. The first 3 generations have an average lifespan of about 5-6 weeks. But the fourth 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...