Curious about predators vs prey? In this episode, Dr. Mark Hebblewhite comes to the SciShow studio to talk to Hank about his research into ungulate herbivores and their predator-prey relationships ...
This video breaks down Earth’s “worst balance patch” by comparing how life changed before and after a major shift in the natural world. It frames evolution like patch notes, highlighting which traits ...
For decades, textbooks painted a dramatic picture of early humans as tool-using hunters who rose quickly to the top of the food chain. The tale was that Homo habilis, one of the earliest ...
Aquatic ecosystems present a dynamic interface where habitat selection by organisms and predator-prey interactions intricately shape community structure and ecological processes. In these environments ...
Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing this question, a recent study shows that predator and prey behaviors ...
The predator was closing in, and the prey had to make a potentially life-altering choice: find food or flee? That prey was ecologist David Bolduc. And he was one of many other researchers in a forest ...
The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage for its next target. But how much prey does a predator need to consume?