Female animals teach each other to choose unusual males – new research
A new study modelled how a game of snog, marry, avoid, may play out in the animal kingdom.
Louise Gentle, Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
• conversation
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~7 min
Oct. 3, 2023 • ~7 min
G20 summit's plan to scare off monkeys by mimicking their 'natural enemies' may work – but not for the reasons it's supposed to
Rhesus macaques are known for harassing people in New Delhi, where the G20 summit is being held, so authorities are taking action – but is it the right action?
Isabelle Catherine Winder, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University •
conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~7 min
Sept. 8, 2023 • ~7 min
Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal
MIT researchers model and create an atlas for how neurons of the worm C. elegans encode its behaviors, make findings available on their “WormWideWeb.”
David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
Aug. 23, 2023 • ~9 min
Aug. 23, 2023 • ~9 min
Sun bears appear so human-like they are mistaken for people in suits – experts explain
People refuse to believe the videos of sun bears at Huangzhou zoo are real bears .
Dingzhen Liu, Professor of Zoo Animal Behaviour, Beijing Normal University
• conversation
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~6 min
Aug. 17, 2023 • ~6 min
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