Animals have evolved to eat a lot of different things, even stuff that barely passes for food, and it shapes our entire lives from what we look like to where we live. Today, we’ll talk about why being ...

Krill are ocean-dwelling crustaceans highly sought as food by sea predators. The main krill species live in the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) and might spend more time trying not to become food for ...

Scientists have long been mystified about how animals who munch on plants in Yellowstone National Park all get enough food to eat. Animals all living in the same habitat and eating the same foods ...

Researchers studied brainstem activity of mice while the animals were awake and eating. Susanne Ludwig / 500px via Getty Images As animals eat, brain activity tells them when to stop. In a recent ...

While poop is decidedly not on the menu for us humans, it’s a normal food for many animals. In one study in Tanzania, scientists remarked that hooded vultures showed more interest in protein-rich lion ...

Creatures consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to stay alive. The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had ...

In recent months, unusual wildlife behaviours have been trending across social platforms, especially topics that challenge what we normally expect from the natural world. One such behaviour that ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has released a list of five invasive animals that Americans can hunt, catch and cook. Eating invasive species can help protect native wildlife by reducing the ...

The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days in captivity and then were presented with extremely unappetising prey: ...

Around the world, food often reflects cultural heritage, necessity, and ingenuity. While some dining habits may appear unusual to outsiders, for many communities, consuming exotic meats like rats, ...

The animal kingdom can be rather unforgiving, but even the cutest animals have strange reasons to do some pretty gruesome things, including eating their young.