With distinct alarm calls and yips, black-tailed prairie dogs are a highly social and communicative icon of the Great Plains. A new study published today in Animal Behaviour suggests other species may ...

New research says long-billed curlews listen to alarm barks from prairie dog colonies to protect themselves from predators.

Celebrate National Cougar Day and learn about the importance of these apex predators in maintaining ecological balance.

The savannas and grasslands of Africa support dozens of grazing herbivores, with enormous animals like rhinos and elephants ...

For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly ...

Grassland Bird Species to Know When you think of the historic Great Plains, you probably imagine vast herds of bison grazing ...

Through new research, a team in Montana State University's College of Agriculture has published a comprehensive look at ...

When properly managed, savannas like the Serengeti are capable of capturing at least as much carbon as tropical rainforests.

Temperate deciduous forests are located in the mid-latitude areas which means that they are found between the polar regions and the tropics. The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold ...

Grassland ecology is the study of all aspects of the ecology of grasslands, which are regions dominated by grass species but containing other non-woody plants and, in the case of savannahs, some ...

These apex predators—whether wolves in Yellowstone, sharks in marine environments, or big cats in grasslands ... within ecosystems. By preferentially hunting weak, sick, or vulnerable prey individuals ...

Home » Animals & Pets » Insect-eating Venus flytraps thrive… Insect-eating Venus flytraps thrive in the Carolinas as hikers peek into their native ecosystem The Associated Press ...