Highway robbery in Thailand as elephants stop trucks carrying sugar cane for a bite
This elephant waits by the side of the road where there is a sign saying “CAUTION ELEPHANT CROSSING”. I guess they realise that they...
Tagged: behavior
Ape vine twizzling is equivalent to humans getting drunk
An interesting scientific study has come to the conclusion that after a hard day’s work, apes like to hang onto a vine and twizzle...
Humpback whales fight rather than sing to find their mate
Humpback whales have changed their behaviour when looking for a mate with which to start a family. Back in the day when the humpback...
Seals’ unprovoked attacks on Cape Town beachgoers are disturbing (video)
NEWS AND COMMENT-CAPE TOWN: As I understand this, this is a disturbing example of humankind’s effect on wild animal behaviour through their behaviour. That...
New theory on why dolphins beach themselves
‘Cetacean stranding’ is the technical term for beached whales and dolphins. They normally die because of dehydration or collapsing under their own weight and...
Two groups of penguins meet on a track and something surprising happens
This is a brilliant little video which certainly surprised and delighted me. Wow, humans can learn about the sentience and intelligent behaviour of animals...
Is the Killdeer smart or dumb?
The Killdeer is a large plover found in the Americas. It was given its name when scientists heard its call and they thought that...
Infographic – deadliest hunters on land
I would refer to this data as a good guideline only. Maybe it is fairly accurate but it seems that the information comes from...
Duck plays dead to avoid being killed by dog
Playing dead is called ‘tonic immobility’. Some duck species do it as we can see in the video. It occurs in other animals as...
Grieving apes carry their dead infants
The picture on this page shows a baboon carrying her long dead infant. It is unsettling but it is also the process of grieving....
Red-handed tamarins speak like their rivals to avoid conflict
Dr. Jacob Dunn of Anglia Ruskin University, the co-author of a study on red-handed tamarins, published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, discovered...
Giraffe removes branch stuck on young gazelle’s antlers to eat the leaves not to help
The video caption states that this giraffe in a zoo wants to help a young gazelle by removing from his antlers a small branch...
Male dolphins form alliances to get and keep their new female partner
I recently wrote about male dolphins who remember other males who did not come to their aid when they needed it. They bore a...
Octopus tentacles react independently to light
We know that octopuses are highly intelligent creatures and to that knowledge we can add a new discovery, namely that the eight tentacles of...
How you should meet people if you have a dog with you (video)
The video tells you how you meet people if you have a dog with you. The trainer forbids anybody to touch their dog unless...
