Why do Alaskan bears open car doors with their mouths or paws? Well, it is said that bears have a sense of smell which is seven times better than that of a bloodhound, which is pretty extraordinary and it means that they can pick up …
A skinny and rather fragile-looking fox living in Berlin has been unearthed as the mystery shoe thief who has stolen more than 100 shoes from gardens in a wealthy area of the city. One resident of Zehlendorf lost a running shoe and started to patrol …
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 …
