The wacky Houdini hijinks of a slippery eel have finally been revealed – and caught on film for all the world to see. "This study is the first to observe the behavioral patterns and escape processes ...

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To increase their chances of survival, prey often behave unpredictably when escaping from predators. However, the response of predators to, and hence the effectiveness of, such tactics is unknown. We ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Some creatures fight off would-be predators with poison or spiky barbs or a terrifying face, but others choose a sneakier approach, like escaping from a predator's stomach after being ...

The animal kingdom is full of animals with grand and funky defensive tactics to help them avoid being eaten by would-be predators. However, some creatures, like Japanese eels, take things to an ...

Because of their small size, water beetles might have been kicked around since they were born — but thanks to abnormal survival strategies, they're "stayin' alive" after predators eat them. Meet the ...

A common belief among ecologists is that, in a way, predators help their prey by removing the weak and sick from the population and reducing the chance of disease spread. But that idea, known as the ...

Africa's Senegal coucal, a ground-dwelling bird, expertly hunts snakes, its primary prey. While snakes rely on venom or ...