LSM1303 Animal Behaviour Student Blog

Dialogue One Kid: Mummy, who is my daddy? Mummy: Forget about daddy, dear child. You have to learn how to be strong and independent, and I am going to teach you how. Kid: But all the other animals have their daddies… (looks sad) Mummy: Listen kid, daddy Read More...

Ok, so you've heard of marine animals such as the octopus and even cuttlefish being able to change colour, but I bet you didn't know that for a certain species of cuttlefish, this ability of theirs is so developed that their appearance change can fool Read More...

Now, girls, remember your mother telling you to be careful if a stranger approaches you or offers you something nice as a gift? Well, you better heed her advice, or you might end up like a female scorpionfly What exactly happens to a female scorpionfly Read More...

Human males should certainly learn a few lessons on the art of romance from a male bower bird. That statement may seem absolutely absurd on the apparent sense but perhaps this video might change your mind. The Vogelkop bower bird ( Amblyornis inornata Read More...

They say the name flamingo comes from the Portugese word ‘ flameng o,’ which literally means firebird while other sources say it is ‘ flamenco (fire)’ derived from of Spanish through Latin. Regardless, the flamingoes, one of the few animals able to survived Read More...