Carnivore : Science World Report

Jan 26, 2016 12:32 PM EST

Bigger Brain's Best, Study Finds Animals With Larger Brains Are Best Problem Solvers

A team of researchers are shedding light on brain size and intelligence among carnivore species. They found that carnivore species with larger brains relative to their body size tend to be better problem-solvers.

Nov 16, 2015 10:52 AM EST

Extinction May Spread from Predator to Predator Instead of from Prey

Extinction may actually spread from predator to predator. Scientists have found that the extinction of one carnivore species can trigger the demise of fellow predators.

Oct 27, 2015 08:30 AM EDT

Large Hypercarnivore Packs Were Key to Shaping the Pleistocene Ecosystem

It turns out that hypercarnivores were key to shaping the Pleistocene epoch. Scientists have found that these meat eaters were crucial to culling huge, hungry herbivores such as mammoths, mastodons and giant ground sloths.

Aug 14, 2015 05:48 PM EDT

Prehistoric Carnivore 'Scarface' Discovered In Present-Day Zambia

Researchers at The Field Museum have discovered a new species of pre-mammal that is now Zambia. A unique groove on the animal's upper jaw revealed the distinction, dubbing it Ichibengops (which combines the local Bemba work for scar (ichibenga), and the common Greek suffix for face (ops)-or put simp...