It is International Day for Biological Diversity and people ask what is commensalism. The search engine, Bing, has an example on the home page today which is a downloadable wallpaper photograph by Richard du Toit/Minden Pictures. It’s a great photograph of a Burchell’s zebra stirring …
This is a repeating short video without sound: a gif. I’ve decided that it is a lesson to us all. Close interspecies friendships take many forms. Companion animals don’t have to be cats and dogs. This cow has a relationship with the woman which is …
A brilliant example of the sentience of animals and how they form interspecies friendships. Humans should be cognisant of this aspect of the animal world. It is very beautiful. The goat did a great job. When I see this, I think of the abuse meted …
An amazing video. These two have a very close relationship. It looks absolutely genuine and awesome. The sloth does the best he/she can to pet and cuddle their beagle friend with three huge claws getting in the way. But he is very gentle with them. …
Well, the answer is pretty obvious and that is that camels can be dangerous. It’s an interesting discussion because we see camels as work animals. We see them as rather placid, compliant animals earning a living for their owner. That’s the image that I have …
Aggressive squirrels are attacking NYC residents and the concerning aspect of this behaviour is that, at the moment, people are unsure why. The lady in the video had a rabies jab just in case but apparently, as you will hear in the video, squirrels very …
The video explains it all to be honest but I’ll add some words and comments – note: I’ve concluded that this research is rather pointless for this reason. These captive kangaroos are in effect domesticated and the research is proving is that domesticated animals communicate …
Albino hedgehogs As you might expect, albino hedgehogs are incredibly rare. The albinism is caused by a recessive gene resulting in a lack of melanin pigmentation in their skin, eyes and spines. It is said that only 1 in 100,000 hedgehogs are born with this …
Dogs perceive us as different to them while cats seem to perceive us as the same as them.
