Shifting roles on the ecological chessboard

Shifting roles on the ecological chessboard

Nyamithi Hide, Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa photo by Bernard Dupont An experiment in a tropical ecosystem Location: Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Ecosystems in Ndumo Game Reserve have been greatly distorted by humans,...
Hunting dogs hide their wolfish emotions

Hunting dogs hide their wolfish emotions

Cuon alpinus photo © Johan Spaedtke   Canis lupus photo © Kristi Herbert CC-BY-2.0 Hunting dogs hide their wolfish emotions The wolf, Asian hunting dog and African hunting dog all rely on hunting large herbivores gregariously in...
The puma as an unmasked leopard

The puma as an unmasked leopard

Puma concolor facial colouration photo © Art G The puma as an unmasked leopard Panthera pardus facial colouration photo © Tedmek The puma is the American counterpart for the leopard of Africa and Asia. Their facial colourations are, however, extremely different, the...
Human brewing pays for the enzymes lost by stewing

Human brewing pays for the enzymes lost by stewing

Kiviaq, a dish made of little auks preserved in the hollow body of a seal, photo in the Public Domain                                Human brewing pays for the enzymes lost by stewing Cooking speeds digestion but also makes food more costly to digest by destroying...