Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Scientists often divide predator species into two camps: ...

Second: "Predators eat significantly smaller prey whose size range does not vary with their own size." These are, for example, baleen whales, which filter feed on krill regardless of age, size or ...

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 ...