Hunger Encourages Risk-Taking - Study Results Involving Over 100 Animal Species Compared

Adelie Penguin Jumps
An Adelie penguin jumps from an ice floe. His conspecifics are watching him. Credit: Oliver Krüger

Meta-analysis by research team from the universities of Bielefeld and Jena shows that in animals, difficult living conditions increase risk-taking behavior in later life.

Reference: "Poor nutritional condition promotes high‐risk behaviours: a systematic review and meta‐analysis" by Nicholas P. Moran, Alfredo Sánchez‐Tójar, Holger Schielzeth and Klaus Reinhold, 5 October 2020, Biological Reviews.
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12655