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Why Some Animals Hold Funerals for Their Dead
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (471+ words) Home " News " Why Some Animals Hold Funerals for Their Dead Elephants are perhaps the most well-known creatures to exhibit mourning behaviors. When an elephant dies, other members of the herd are often observed gathering around the deceased. They might gently…...
The Surprising Ways Elephants Communicate Across Miles of African Plains
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (241+ words) Home " Wildlife " The Surprising Ways Elephants Communicate Across Miles of African Plains Most of what elephants say to one another, we cannot hear. Elephants can produce infrasonic calls which occur at frequencies less than 20 Hz, and these calls are important,…...
Giraffes Are Smarter With Numbers Than Anyone Expected
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (324+ words) Home " Animal & Wildlife News Research led by Federica Amici (University of Leipzig), Iker Loidi and Jordi Galbany (University of Barcelona) When most people think of animals doing math, they picture chimpanzees or parrots. Giraffes don't exactly come to mind. But…...
Cat Tries To Catch An Octopus
5+ hour ago (361+ words) Home " News " Cat Tries To Catch An Octopus In the vast realm of the internet, amidst countless videos of feline antics, one particular clip has captured hearts and tickled funny bones. It's a tale of a brave yet bewildered cat…...
Researchers go wild for animal research project
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (404+ words) Researchers have taken a new approach to protecting animals - by attempting to live like them. The aim of the work undertaken as part of the Risks Beyond Human Eyes project, a joint venture between risk research company ASRA and the…...
A fox steals a shepherd's stick
8+ hour, 26+ min ago (162+ words) The animal gets so close to the flock of sheep that the farmer decides to throw his crook at it, with such bad luck that the fox decides to take revenge by carrying it away in its mouth. Foxes are…...
"After getting the go-ahead, it will drop its act and use its large canines to tear chunks of flesh off its unsuspecting client." Nature's 10 biggest, greatest liars and con artists
7+ hour, 2+ min ago (1697+ words) Not everything is quite as it seems with these master manipulators" Many organisms rely on the power of deception to navigate life-or-death situations, employing various modes of mimicry to bewilder, befuddle, and even bewitch other organisms. There are'many different types…...
10 Incredible Survival Tactics Animals Use to Outsmart Predators
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (1334+ words) Home " Animals " 10 Incredible Survival Tactics Animals Use to Outsmart Predators Nature is, among other things, a relentless competition. Every day, across every habitat on earth, animals face a stark and simple challenge: stay alive. Predators are fast, strong, and persistent....
12 Animal Species That Use Tools Just Like Humans
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (519+ words) Home " Wildlife " 12 Animal Species That Use Tools Just Like Humans Chimpanzees are well-documented tool users, often employing sticks to fish termites from mounds or stones to crack nuts. These primates exhibit a culture of learning, passing down their tool-use techniques…...
A study by the University of Barcelona shows that giraffes combine quantities similarly to addition
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (223+ words) This is the first study of arithmetic abilities in non-domestic ungulates and suggests that these skills may have evolved in different animal lineages. image: From left to right, experts Jordi Galbany and Iker Loidi. view more Credit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA…...