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...
Tagged: behaviour
Video of king cobra standing 6 feet tall (plus cobra info)
Some king cobra stuff for aficionados starting with a video of an impressive king cobra doing his defensive threat display in a video standing...
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...
Blame the phrase “pig ignorant” on the pig’s stiff neck!
It is ironic that people use the phrase “pig ignorant” to denigrate stupid people or people who are acting stupidly. Arguably the people who...
Chimpanzees treat cuts with the haemolymph inside insects
NEWS AND COMMENT: Researchers have discovered that chimpanzees in Gabon, Africa, treat each other with the fluid inside an unknown insect (haemolymph) when they...
Sugar-mad monkeys of Thailand take over. Echoes of Planet of the Apes.
NEWS AND COMMENT- LOPBURI, THAILAND: In echoes of a prequel to the well-known film the Planet of the Apes the macaque monkeys of Lopburi...
Macaques extend their social networks when disaster strikes
A study discovered that bickering macaques made the effort to extend their social network by making more relationships to aid survival under the dire...
Animals adopting unrelated animals or animals of another species
We know that humans adopt children through adoption services because their parents are unable to look after their own children for whatever reason. It’s...
Amazing picture of ducklings cuddling in cold weather
A person writes: ‘Saw these ducklings cuddling because of the cold weather today’. I think the photo is great. Nature creating a beautiful arrangement...
