The Golden Plover is arguably one of the most beautiful birds of upland Britain and its mournful fluty call in summer is evocative of wild places. The spangled golden back gives this bird its name, ...

Hermit thrush songbird. Image by dessinsjeanlandry.gmail.com via Depositphotos. Hermit thrushes (Catharus guttatus) demonstrate a subtler but nonetheless effective form of tool use in their foraging ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and ...

The skin coloration and patterns of the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus, are produced by the arrangement and localization of chromatophores—cells found in the skin of many animals that contain ...

Most of the ruckus comes from males. Male red hind groupers (Epinephelus guttatus), for example, make distinct noises when fighting over territory, courting females and preparing to release sperm ...

If you happen to find yourself walking through the southern U.S., say, in a state like Florida, don’t think you came across a pot of gold if you see the Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) curled up, ...

Reptiles are notorious for being expensive and challenging to care for, but they aren’t all that way. Many reptiles are beginner-friendly and won’t break the bank. Some of the cheapest pet reptiles ...

The CRISPR-edited reptiles are providing new insight into how corn snakes (Pantherophis guttatus) develop their precisely patterned scales. Much like feathers on birds or hairs on mammals ...

or golden rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus), and the vermiculated spinefoot, or maze rabbitfish (Siganus vermiculatus). “Rabbitfish are grazers, akin to the antelope of the African savannah.

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