foraging

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We are told more than a dozen times, in nearly identical language, that the transitions from foraging to farming, and from farming to civilization, were “not inevitable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

It also recorded bumblebee visits to investigate the impacts of heatwaves on foraging behaviour.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

They monitored the behavior of bats at foraging routes around the bridges and compared it with routes without a crossing.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

“After eating nothing or very little through the winter months, rattlesnakes are actively foraging in the spring and also looking for mates.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The Aché people, hunter-gatherers who lived in the jungles of Paraguay until the 1960s, offer a glimpse into the darker side of foraging.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari