by Roger Abrantes | Feb 13, 2022 | Science Article
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by Roger Abrantes | Jan 3, 2021 | Science Article
The question has popped up several times in discussions on social media, with one faction adamant that wolves and dogs have nothing or very little to do with one another. As a result, we should not make comparisons between them. As to how similar and different wolves...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 13, 2019 | Science Article
Dogs point North-South when they pee and poop. They use the Earth’s magnetic field when urinating and defecating, aligning their bodies in the N-S axis. If I wrote this on April 1st, everyone would take that for an April Fool’s prank. It is not. It is the conclusion...
by Roger Abrantes | Jan 29, 2019 | Science Article
Saying ‘please’ to your animal in its language can make the whole difference between success and failure. The question is, how do we say that in animal language? Simplicity is a virtue in life as well as in science and communication. We should always keep that in mind...
by Roger Abrantes | Feb 15, 2018 | Science Article
Evolutionary biologists imagine a time before a particular trait emerges. Then, they postulate that a rare gene arises in an individual, and they ask what circumstances would favor the spread of that gene throughout the population. If natural selection favors the...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 12, 2017 | Science Article
Champing (or chomping) is a noisy chewing motion, despite there being nothing to chew. This behavior is associated with friendliness, pacifying of an opponent, insecurity, or submission, depending on degree and context. There is a pacifying element in all forms of...