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An almost universal phenomenon in humans is the use of child-directed speech, where caregivers communicate with children, ...

Anybody who has ever struggled to get enough sleep knows just how much in life can interfere with our rest, and just how ...

The Philadelphia Zoo is celebrating the first birthday of baby orangutan, Jambi, on Thursday, June 26, 2025. He was the first of his species to be born at the zoo in 15 years.

Each evening, before turning in for the night, orangutans “make their beds,” building leafy nests of twigs and foliage to ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior (MPI-AB) and the University of Konstanz in Germany, working with ...

Power naps: Orangutans compensate for sleep deprivation by taking naps during the day. The length of their sleep is influenced by the presence of other orangutans, nighttime temperatures, and ...

Maris Kreizman writes about the way police are mythologized in popular culture in this excerpt from her book 'I Want to Burn ...

Animals at Henry Vilas Zoo received special treats and enrichment to help them get through the heat on Monday.

But there is only one place on the island where you can play with one of the biggest insects on the planet. It’s called Magic ...

Grow a Garden has released its Summer update 1.11.0, propelling the Roblox game to comfortably the highest recorded ...