Nearly 14 years ago, fish hobbyist Nikhil Sood, 43, the owner of a Bengaluru-based aquarium shop, stood next to his friend Benjamin Harink, 45, at a Valapattanam river stream in south Karnataka.

Blood parrot cichlids. Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons. The underwater world is filled with ...

Over the years, aquarists and biologists have marveled at the dramatically thick lips of several African cichlid species. These unique fish, found in lakes Victoria, Malawi, and Tanganyika, have ...

Cichlid fishes have attracted attention from a wide range of biologists because of their extensive species diversification at the ecological and phenotypic levels. In this important study, the authors ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) The cichlid fish in Lake Tanganyika never knew what was ...

Scientists found a “large”-mouthed river creature, sometimes kept as aquarium pet, in Zambia and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Adrian Indermaur In a river of southern Africa, a ...

- This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure. When thinking of a Zambian vacation most people will think of the spectacular Victoria Falls and a safari of a lifetime. While these are ...

Curiosity is a curious thing. It can be dangerous, as the fabled cat learned too late, but it's also a useful personality trait that can open up invaluable opportunities. In fact, as a new study ...

The animal kingdom is replete with varied behaviors that define survival strategies and influence biodiversity. Among these, curiosity is a critical personality trait that impacts animal adaptation ...