Animals that Eat Rocks: Decoding the Behavior of “Gastrolithy” and Why It WorksIn nature, some animals have unique eating habits that involve swallowing rocks, gravel, or sand. This behavior is called “gastrolithy,” and many animals swallow small rocks to help them digest their food better. This...
There are some magical phenomena in nature, such as individual female animals eating male animals after mating. This phenomenon is called "sexual cannibalism". Which animals can cannibalize their own kind? What strategies do males use to avoid being eaten? The dangers of...
In nature, in order to survive and mate, animals will engage in autotomy behavior or self-cutting behavior, including self-castration behavior. SoWhat is the motivation behind animals' self-mutilation behavior? 1. Cut yourself to save your life When some animal...