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Social Animals Have More Social Smarts
June 26, 2013 — Lemurs from species that hang out in big tribes are more likely to steal food behind your back instead of in front of your face. This behavior suggests that primates who live in larger social groups ... > full storyMore: -
Human Activities Threaten Sumatran Tiger Population
June 26, 2013 — Wildlife researchers have found that tigers in central Sumatra live at very low densities, lower than previously ... > full story -
Turtles Have Fingerprints? New Genetic Technique Reveals Paternity and More
June 24, 2013 — For 220 million years they have roamed the seas, denizens of the bustling coral reef and the vast open ocean. Each year, some emerge from the pounding surf onto moonlit beaches to lay their eggs. ... > full story -
Surprise Species at Risk from Climate Change
June 24, 2013 — Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, according to a new study that has introduced a pioneering method to assess the vulnerability of species to ... > full story -
Sloth Bear Cub Debuts at the Smithsonian's National Zoo: Hank Is the Zoo's First Sloth Bear Cub in Seven Years
June 21, 2013 — The daring and adventurous sloth bear cub, Hank, made his public debut at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo this week. He is the first sloth bear born at the Zoo in seven ... > full story -
Help for African Rhino Poaching Survivors
June 21, 2013 — In Africa hundreds of rhinos are shot or immobilised by poachers every year to supply ground up horn for the Asian medicine market. It is reputed to make men virile and treat anything from stomach ... > full story -
The Red Queen Was Right: Life Must Continually Evolve to Avoid Extinction
June 20, 2013 — Biologists quote Lewis Carroll when arguing that survival is a constant struggle to adapt and evolve. Is that true, or do groups die out because they experience a run of bad luck? Biologists tested ... > full story -
Outlook Is Grim for Mammals and Birds as Human Population Grows
June 19, 2013 — The ongoing global growth in the human population will inevitably crowd out mammals and birds and has the potential to threaten hundreds of species with extinction within 40 years, new research ... > full story -
Origins of 'The Hoff' Crab Revealed
June 19, 2013 — The history of a new type of crab, nicknamed 'The Hoff' because of its hairy chest, which lives around hydrothermal vents deep beneath the Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean, has been revealed for the ... > full story -
Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Others Bold
June 18, 2013 — In the last 10 years the study of animal personality has gained ground with behavioral ecologists. Researchers have now found distinct personalities in the grey mouse lemur, the tiny, saucer-eyed ... > full story
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