Category: Brain Dump

(Image credit: Popovkin) Question from Li Yung Playing dead, a  behaviour known as thanatosis, has been observed in several species in the animal kingdom. In most cases, such as that of the American opossum,...

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Question from Helen Cross There are examples of monogamy throughout the animal kingdom. Gibbons, swans and black vultures are all known to pair up with a single partner, although infidelities do occasionally happen. Wandering...