Chimps ‘lager a day’ in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
The research adds weight to the so-called “drunken monkey” hypothesis – the idea that the human appetite for…
Endangered Red and Yellow Mountain Frogs Are Bred for First Time–Years of Work to Save the Species
– credit Southern Cross University A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released…
Cephalopods Passed a Cognitive Test Intended For Human Children : ScienceAlert
An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence.…
Escaped monkey ‘went for a stroll’ in Co Donegal
Killian McLaughlin Killian McLaughlin with Joey the capuchin monkey There was some serious monkey business after a primate…
Department of Conservation takes down possum-control promo video after complaint
A still from the video, which has now been removed from DOC’s social media pages. Photo: Screenshot /…
Jaguar stuns scientists with longest swim ever recorded
Jaguars already carry a reputation as strong swimmers. What nobody expected was just how far one could go.…
Why Do Dead Spiders Always Curl Up?
Vertebrates (like humans) have what is termed a “closed circulatory system”. Nutrients and oxygen are carried to all…
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit | Science
Someone have a word with the chimps? Observations of the apes in the wild show them imbibing the…
Chimps ‘lager a day’ in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
Elizabeth Dawson and Helen BriggsBBC climate and science team Aleksey Maro Understanding more about the diet of wild…
5 incredible animal senses that work like real-life superpowers
In today’s busy world, we often forget how incredible the animal kingdom really is. Over millions of years,…
Camera trap captures an elusive Asian golden cat in a Thai park
A park video from Khao Luang National Park in southern Thailand shows an Asian golden cat, also known…
Tiger shot, stuffed in car boot — three men arrested in Johor poaching bust
MERSING, Sept 16 — Three men were arrested after authorities discovered the carcass of a tiger, believed to…