Example spectrograms showing the electric moped sounds and the imitations produced by Chinese Blackbirds. (A)–(B) Three examples of locking sound, unlocking sound, and alarms from three brands of ...

On a dusky evening in 2007, while completing her Ph.D., Laura Kelley was traipsing through the backwoods of Queensland, Australia, when she heard her landlady shouting for her cat. Bonnie! Bonnie!

Nature is full of incredible illusions – and mimicry is one of its most fascinating tricks. In this video, we explore how animals, insects, and even plants use mimicry to survive, deceive, and thrive.

Why parrots actually dance.

Camouflage and mimicry are among the oldest concepts in biology — taught in classrooms as elegant outcomes of natural selection. Animals that blend in avoid getting eaten. Over many generations, tiny ...