Macaques appear to associate spoken words with pictures
One of the most important cognitive foundations of human language is our ability to develop associations between the ...
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After 100 Years, Hidden Cameras Just Captured South America’s Largest Mammal Once Thought to Be Extinct
For over a hundred years, the South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris) was thought to have vanished from Brazil’s coastal ...
‘Notoriously’ elusive mammal seen in Australia after yearslong search. ‘Euphoric’
Long-nosed potoroos are roughly rabbit-sized marsupials with “ long and tapering ” noses, according to the Australian Museum. They are generally “solitary” and live in “highly-fragmented populations ...
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This Rare Sea Monster Fossil Is Providing A Clearer Picture Of What Extinct Creatures Of The Deep Looked Like
Between 66 million and 215 million years ago, long-necked reptiles called plesiosaurs inhabited the world’s oceans. By ...
Digital Resurrection: Scientists Are on a Mission To Preserve the World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal
FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita ...
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Human presence at waterholes may change animal behavior
When tourists venture into nature, their thoughts are often focused on the animals they’ll get to see. But animals may also ...
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It’s like ‘dead birds flying’: How bird flu is spreading in the wild
In the U.S., bird flu headlines have focused on an unprecedented number of American cases and the impact of the virus on dairy cows and on poultry ...
Viral photo of rare albino sambar deer in Panchgani sparks curiosity of wildlife lovers
Kolhapur: A picture of a rare albino sambar deer (stag), allegedly spotted at Sydney Point in Panchgani hill station, went viral on social media, rais.