Tag: Animals
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How Ape Gestures Explain The Origins Of Human Communication
How do gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos “talk” without words? For decades, scientists debated whether their gestures are learned tricks or instincts passed down through evolution. Now, researchers have proposed a fresh answer: apes “show” their intentions using movements borrowed from everyday actions — and this might help explain how human communication began. The Great Ape…
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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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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 Pitch New Idea For Saving Lonely Pandas
Panda researchers think they may have found the key to help save the giant panda population in China’s Daxiangling Mountains. A new study shows that releasing captive-bred pandas into the wild can help these adorable black-and-white bears thrive. The Problem: Isolated Panda Populations Giant pandas are a beloved symbol of wildlife conservation, but many of…
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How Naughty Cows Are Harming Endangered Species
A new report says cows are damaging streams and habitats that endangered animals need to survive in Arizona and New Mexico. The Center for Biological Diversity says the U.S. government is not doing enough to protect these areas. What’s Happening? For eight years, scientists studied over 2,400 miles of land and water in the Southwest.…
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Five New Snail Species Discovered In French Guiana
Deep in the lush rainforests of French Guiana, scientists have made an exciting discovery — five brand new species of land snails. These tiny creatures had never been documented before, showing just how much there is still to learn about the natural world. The Big Discovery Between 1995 and 2020, researchers traveled to different parts…