Category: News
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Tigers Once Roamed A Vast Kingdom. Now Scientists Map Their Lost World.
Researchers have discovered that tigers once ruled a kingdom spanning 11.5 million square kilometers — larger than the entire United States. Using 70,000 historical records, fossil evidence, and advanced climate modeling, scientists mapped the big cats’ original indigenous range.
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How Supporting Communities Helps Wildlife And People Get Along
In northern Tanzania, where zebras and lions roam near villages, a new study reveals that offering communities education, healthcare, and livestock vaccines can significantly improve their willingness to live alongside wildlife. The research, published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife, focused on the Burunge Wildlife Management Area (BWMA), a critical wildlife corridor between Tarangire and Manyara…
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These Chimps Played Video Games To Reveal How They Think
A team of researchers designed a series of experiments using virtual environments, or VEs, to study how chimpanzees navigate and solve spatial problems. The study, conducted at the Wolfgang Köhler Primate Research Centre in Germany, focused on methods that combined video game-like technology with controlled scientific testing. Building the Virtual EnvironmentsThe researchers created 3D digital…
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These Endangered Horse Clones Mark A World First
In a groundbreaking effort to save the endangered Przewalski’s horse (Equus przewalskii), scientists have successfully cloned two healthy males from cells frozen in 1980. The clones, named Kurt (born 2020) and Ollie (born 2023), are genetic copies of a stallion named Kuporovitch , whose rare genes could help strengthen the species’ shrinking gene pool. Why…
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AI Found Meerkats, Hyenas, And Coatis All Do This One Weird Thing
Have you ever wondered how animals decide when to stop resting, start hunting, or switch activities? A new study reveals that meerkats, coatis, and spotted hyenas — three very different wild mammals — all share surprising similarities in how they structure their daily behaviors. How They Tracked Behavior: Motion Sensors and Machine LearningScientists strapped motion-sensing…
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How Strong Zebra Moms Help Babies Survive Harsh Dry Seasons
A new study found that zebra mothers play a big role in helping their young survive during long dry seasons. The research focused on plains zebras, a type of zebra that lives in Africa, and looked at how well young zebras survived when food and water were scarce. Survival Challenges for Young Zebras The study…
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Eco-Heroes Have A New Plan To Save Grizzly Bears
A group of conservation organizations has released a new plan to help grizzly bears survive and thrive in the Northern Rockies. The report, A New Vision for Grizzly Bear Recovery in the Northern Rockies, explains how to reduce human-bear conflicts, protect habitats, and ensure a future for these bears. “Grizzly bears were never meant to…
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Whale Songs Are Surprisingly Similar To Human Language, Study Finds
A new study has revealed that humpback whale songs share a surprising statistical pattern with human language. Researchers found that these whale songs follow the same kind of frequency distribution as words in human speech, a pattern known as a “Zipfian distribution.” This discovery suggests that cultural transmission, learning from others, plays a key role…
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How Long-Distance Pathways Help Elephants Survive Climate Change
Asian elephants are facing big changes due to climate shifts, but a new study shows that long-distance corridors — stretches of land that connect different habitats — are helping these giant animals survive as their environment changes. A Changing Climate Climate change is making life harder for Asian elephants. Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns…
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Scientists Discover Three New Frog Species In The Andes
A team of scientists has made an exciting discovery in the eastern Andes mountains: three brand-new species of torrent treefrogs. These frogs belong to a group called Hyloscirtus bogotensis and were found in different parts of the mountain range. The researchers carefully studied the frogs’ DNA, body features, and even their calls to confirm that…