Q. Why don't hawks fight back when crows mob them? They seem almost indifferent to the attacks, like one I saw yesterday. He just sat at the top of the tree as the crows dove at him. He didn’t budge.

Fleeing isn’t the only way by which songbirds can protect themselves against predators. Many songbird species are known to engage in mobbing, where they gather aggressively around a bird of prey, ...

Q. Why don't hawks fight back when crows mob them? They seem almost indifferent to the attacks, like one I saw yesterday. It just sat at the top of the tree as the crows dove at him. He didn’t budge ...

Mobbing is a defensive behavior birds undertake to protect their nest or young from potential predators. Individual birds may go after another bird, mammal, snake, or even vehicle. But that’s not ...

Three spotted hyenas surround a lioness. Credit: Brittany Gunther, available under a CC BY 4.0 DEED license. After more than 35 years of surveillance, Michigan State University researchers are ...

Reed warblers use mobbing as a front line of nest defense against parasitic cuckoos, according to a new report published online on January 29th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Cuckoos ...

Have you ever felt guilty about something you did, even though you were never caught? Have you ever been ashamed of yourself, even though others might not know how you secretly feel? Guilt and shame ...

Research reveals strong social relationships make hyenas more likely to team up against lions, even when there's no obvious benefit. After more than 35 years of surveillance, Michigan State University ...