Herbivores are those animals that mainly consume plant food. The animals form a backbone to global ecosystems since they determine the landscapes, recycle nutrients, disperse seeds, and ensure the ...

A red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, in Freyr forest, near Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium. Red deer can prevent the regeneration of forest. Whether this is seen as negative or positive may depend on both the ...

Large animals, especially herbivores such as elephants, are often seen as being destructive of vegetation, so are not thought of as a nature-based climate solution. Scientists are proving otherwise.

Elephants, rhinos and giraffes might be limited by the availability of this kitchen ingredient, and encounter danger while ...

Life has two choices: Survive or go extinct. And surviving isn't easy. Scientists often debate why species become specialized or generalized in regard to their diet. Specialist species may be better ...

The advent of chewing by a group of herbivores 260 million years ago may have signaled one of the first great bursts of vertebrate life on land, say paleontologists from University of Toronto and Duke ...

Elephants, buffaloes and other heavy herbivores are effective against invasive plants. This is the conclusion of a new study that used Indian data, including data from the world's largest survey of ...

The population of large herbivores is declining, posing potential long-term threats to ecosystems worldwide, a new study found. The report by an international team of wildlife ecologists, published ...

There’s a good reason why so many people want to go on an African safari — savannas in Kenya and other countries are home to plenty of large, photogenic animals, including elephants, giraffes and ...

Introducing herds of large herbivores in the Arctic would disturb surface snow, allowing cold air to reach the ground and keep the permafrost frosty. The Arctic’s permafrost is melting—and fast.

Interestingly, carnivorous fish like tuna, salmon, and swordfish don’t fall under this “humans don’t eat carnivores” rule.