Your guitar may depend on elephant poop. Here’s why
Summary In the Congo Basin, African forest elephants eat ebony tree fruit and disperse the seeds through their…
Humans are the only primates with a lopsided hand preference
Of all the monkeys and apes scientists have studied, no species shows a population-level hand preference. Individual primates…
Watch Deep-Sea Creatures Feed on a Whale That’s Been Dead for Over 20 Years
One whale’s unfortunate death can be an entire ecosystem’s blessing, recent research shows. A large international team of…
Bird flu kills polar bear and a walrus
Norway’s national veterinary institute has determined that both a young polar bear and a walrus found dead on…
This animal kills 100,000 people a year. Why can’t we stop it?
There are few animals humans fear more than sharks. This is understandable: Sharks are big, dramatic creatures that…
Your guitar may depend on elephant poop. Here’s why
It is often said that fate works in mysterious ways. Deep in central Africa’s Congo Basin, the world’s…
Why do sloths risk their lives just to poop: Scientists say the reason is bizarre
Sloths spend most of their lives avoiding the forest floor. They sleep in trees, feed in trees, mate…
129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia’s ancient apex predators
The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating…
Country diary: The mayhem and mystery of inland gulls | Environment
As summer approaches, the pirates of the promenade will soon be back in the headlines again, for the…
Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second
Since March, the world has watched live as a humpback whale lay stranded on a sandbank in German…
Top 7 countries with the largest panda population in the world: From China to Thailand
Pandas remain closely tied to a fairly small part of the world despite their global recognition. Wild populations…
Humpback whales travel a record 9,000 miles between Australia and Brazil
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and…