carnivores


Sabretooth "tigers" were social animals who lived and hunted in prides, a study suggests.

A new species of carnivorous slug named the ghost slug because of its all-white appearance is discovered in south Wales.

A wildlife society with Scottish links is trying to establish a large carnivores sanctuary.

Two previously unknown types of meat-eating dinosaur have been identified from Sahara desert fossils.

Humans never encountered the giant carnivorous "terror bird" Titanis walleri, research suggests.

A teenage angler amazes his fellow fishermen by landing a 3lb carnivorous piranha from a pond in Greater Manchester.

Meat-eaters who switch to a vegetarian diet gain less weight than those who stay carnivorous, a study suggests.

Scientists have caught a dinosaur in the act of evolving from meat-eater to herbivore, Nature magazine reports.

Northern Ireland researchers are trying to piece together a picture of one of the most elusive known carnivores.

Brown bears are descending from the Carpathian Mountains and raiding local towns to find food, and some believe their future is in doubt.

Contrary to popular theory, the ancient land of Australia had its fair share of big, fierce, mammalian carnivores, a Sydney team of researchers argues.

The bigger the distance a carnivore covers in the wild, the more likely it is to suffer stress symptoms in a zoo, say scientists.

Spiders are often found in baths, but the discovery of a rare carnivorous spider in a canal has excited experts.

Scientists in India discover a new dinosaur species that roamed the Narmada valley 65 million years ago.

Kenya's Carnivore restaurant, which lists crocodile and warthog on it's menu, has been ranked in the world's top restaurants by an industry magazine.

A secretive African carnivore known only by a skin found in 1932 has been captured on camera.

US Attorney-General John Ashcroft wants new powers to tap phones and harsher penalties for assisting terrorism.

The FBI scours e-mail accounts for clues as to who might have been behind the attacks on New York City and Washington.

Members of the US Congress express concern at Carnivore - a new FBI internet program that scans through e-mails.

US privacy groups express their alarm at the FBI's Carnivore - an e-mail monitoring system.

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