Animals

Savannah Maiers, dark hair, blue T-shirt and gray vest, holds a gray, cream, black, white and orange osprey on a gloved hand.

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Her dream career: instilling a love of nature

Alum Savannah Maiers finds her joy in nature, all kinds of animals, and children’s “lightbulb moments.”

A red-headed woodpecker hovers at the entrance to its nest hole.

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Holey homemakers

A young researcher studies the red-headed woodpecker, a bird that has long captivated her—and for good reason.

An octopus in a tank grabs a shrimp with its second left arm

Research Brief

Octopuses prefer certain arms when hunting and adjust tactics to prey

Octopus hunting patterns have implications for bioinspired robot design.

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Talking pets and parasites with U of M

Dr. Amy O’Brien shares how to prevent and manage fleas or ticks in pets.

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How wolf personalities can alter wetlands

Can wolf personalities change ecosystems? According to the latest research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, they can.

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In Florida panther, multi-pronged approach critical to disease management

New research led by the University of Minnesota studies FeLV management and has implications for infectious disease management, such as COVID-19 in humans.

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Talking Minnesota’s migratory birds with U of M

Alexis Grinde with the Natural Resources Research Institute at the University of Minnesota Duluth discusses migratory bird populations in Minnesota.

Portrait of Professor Bender standing outside of a farm silo.

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Talking Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza with the U of M

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, is an extremely contagious viral illness that affects both wild birds and livestock, such as chicken and turkeys.

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