In a novel method to prevent elephant incursions onto farmland in Kenya, they have tapped into the elephant’s dislike of bees by lining fences with beehives which have proved to be an effective deterrent to the animals. The idea for elephant-proof fences guarded by bees …
I know a lot about the selective breeding of purebred cats! I never thought that I would read about the selective breeding of coal reefs but it’s become necessary as a stopgap measure to try and allow coral reefs to survive the rising temperatures in …
I am reliably told that there are approximately 11,000 bird species worldwide today, 2024. The number is based on modern taxonomic studies including those conducted by organisations like Birdlife International and The International Ornithological Congress. The species are spread across a wide range of habitats …
Dolphins smile at playmates to signal friendliness by Michael Broad The Dolphin smile is something that we have seen a lot of. Interestingly, the researchers found that dolphins did not use the open-mouthed gesture while playing with humans. It almost always takes place between two …
Here is a succinct précis in the form of an infographic of an article in The Times newspaper of 17th Sept 2024 which refers to a study on the discovery of microplastics in the brains of a significant percentage of deceased San Paulo Brazilians (8/15) …
Sir Brian May, has, for many years, been advocating the end of the culling of badgers in the UK as a means to control bovine TB. He has very cogent arguments which state that it is ineffective. And he says that vaccinations are more effective …
The infographic summarises the tests performed which tell us that horses are smarter than we thought. How many times have we discovered this with a range of animals over the recent years in other studies? Many times. There is an emergence of knowledge about animal …
You might think that seagulls prefer chips to fish in the sea. You might think this because we often see pictures of seagulls taking chips and other human fast-food out of the hands of tourists at the seaside. Hounding those tourists into handing over the …
Research indicates that gray squirrels can outcompete red squirrels and the reason why they have pushed the red squirrel out of large parts of England is because they have better gut bacteria. It sounds improbable but gray squirrel gut bacteria suggests that they can digest …
