A study carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter using twenty-two years of data on American squirrels in Yukon, Canada, found that when red squirrels live beside “familiar neighbours” it “boosts a squirrel’s chances of survival and successful breeding”. The American red squirrel …
As is the case for humans, older chimpanzees have more mutual friendships of better quality than when they were younger. When they are young they are more eager to find friendships which can end up being one-sided and of poorer quality. The reason for this …
It is commonplace to read stories in the newspaper of mother cows defending their calves by attacking perceived intruders aggressively. They might be a couple of walkers who have wandered into the cows’ field which has a right of way passing through it. This is …
There is a monkey problem in India. Humans have built settlements on their habitat so they invade the places where humans work and live. They intermingle with people in major cities like Delhi where people have got used to them. If you don’t bother them …
The picture says it all. Mammals are very similar to us both physiologically and mentally. Yes, there are big differences but the fundamentals are similar. We should regard them as equals – always, and put aside our human arrogance. Bound by the same roots and …
Awesome. Weird. Strange and interesting. This is a pet viper. Wow.
There is an unintended, potential consequence, in the long term, of near 100% spaying and neutering of domestic cats. What might happen is that over generations the only cats being born are those from feral and stray cats because it is these cats who have …
This interesting video shows a female stray cat, better described as a community cat, outside a market in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city. Her behaviour has been caught on the security camera attached to the building. Both men and women pass by the market and …
The likelihood that humans can detect the Earth’s magnetic field is a discovery of a new human sense. It is called magnetoreception. A study presents the hypothesis that some humans are sensitive to the Earth’s magnetic field. This is relevant to a discussion about our …
