Recent years have witnessed a widespread and catastrophic decline in the number of forest elephants in protected areas in Côte d’Ivoire, according to a study…
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Dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 according to a large study modeling how the virus might infect different animals’ cells. Numerous animals may…
Many wild animals lose their fear of predators rapidly after they start encountering humans. Most wild animals show a suite of predator avoidance behaviors such…
A chimpanzee mother’s presence and support throughout the prolonged childhood years allow their offspring time to learn the skills they need to survive in adulthood.…
A new species of freshwater Crustacea has been discovered during an expedition of the desert Lut, known as the hottest place on Earth. Credit: M.…
The mystery of why zebras have their characteristic stripes has perplexed researchers for over a century. Over the last decade, Professor Tim Caro at the…
Overall Winner: “Sick” by David Costantini. Viruses are a significant ecological concern because they are responsiblefor a variety of pathological effects in wildlife. This picture…
These are mountain gorillas. Credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas that live in oversized groups may have to limit the number of strong social…
A paper published July 7, 2020, in the open access journal PLOS Biology outlines a roadmap for creating, for the first time, an agreed list…
This is the study species Neolamprologus multifasciatus, a shell-dwelling cichlid from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Credit: The Jordan Lab, Jakob Gübel What is important when you…
A flashing squid being pursued by a diving elephant seal. This movie was filmed during a study by another group of scientists published in Journal…
Grey-headed Flying Fox. Credit: Photo by Craig Greer University of Adelaide researchers have found that South Australia’s population of Grey-headed flying foxes, which took up…
The research team analysed rock juggling in Asian small-clawed (Aonyx cinereus) and smooth-coated (Lutrogale perspicillata) otters found in zoo environments. Hunger is likely to be…
Trimeresurus salazar sp. nov. juvenile male from Pakke Tiger Reserve. Credit: Aamod Zambre and Chintan Seth, Eaglenest Biodiversity Project A new green pit viper species…
A group of narwhals is called a blessing. Males (with tusks) and females are found in the Arctic seas. Credit: Carsten Egevang, Greenland Institute of…
This image shows a male lemur with clearly visible antebrachial glands on its wrists. Credit: Chigusa Tanaka, Japan Monkey Centre Humans aren’t the only primates…
“Backpack” computers used to track small animals’ social behavior contain sensors about the size of a fingertip. Credit: Simon Ripperger Lightweight wireless network enables precise…
False-color image of the fluorescence lifetime of the metabolic coenzyme NADH in sperm mass (here in yellow) in a female sperm storage organ in the…
Northern white rhinoceros. Credit: Ami Vitale In December 2019 the team of scientists and conservationists repeated the egg collection from the northern white rhinos in…
This micro-CT scan of a newborn giant panda skull casts doubt on an old idea about why bears are born so tiny.Credit: Peishu Li and…