Apex predators are often seen as unstoppable, but some of their hunts are among the most dangerous encounters in nature. The prey they target can inflict serious injury or even kill if the attack ...

In the wild, every hunt is a mix of instinct, strategy, and opportunity. Predators don’t attack at random, they carefully assess their surroundings, weighing which prey offers the best chance of ...

Researchers used computational simulations to demonstrate how simple sensing and movement rules—such as detection of distance and speed changes—constrain predator–prey interactions. In a simplified ...

In the vast, open ocean with no place to hide, sardines group together for protection. When they cannot rely on speed to escape, the sardines’ best chance is to outmaneuver the predator altogether.

Along South America’s windswept southern coast, Magellanic penguins have spent decades nesting in relative safety. For much of the twentieth century, sheep ranching dominated the region, and pumas ...

In a Pittsfield backyard, a juvenile red-tailed hawk learns to hunt through a series of failed chases, stolen kills and hard-earned lessons. It is a vivid look at nature’s unsentimental ...