Previous research has shown birds frequently eavesdrop on other bird species to glean information about potential food ...

WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air.

To protect themselves, the curlews eavesdrop on the alarms coming from prairie dog colonies, according to research published Thursday in the journal Animal Behavior. Previous research has shown ...

This photo provided by the Smithsonian in June 2024 shows a prairie dog at the American Prairie nature preserve in Montana. (Roshan Patel/Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology ...