How captive animals are coping with the sudden emptiness of the world's zoos and aquariums
One aquarium in Japan has asked the public to make video calls to captive garden eels so they don't forget about human visitors.
Jessica Rendle, Honorary Postdoctoral Associate in Conservation Medicine, Murdoch University
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May 18, 2020 • ~6 min
May 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: zoos animal-behaviour coronavirus zoo-research animals-in-captivity aquarium covid-19
Lockdown isn’t good news for all wildlife – many animals rely on humans for survival
What a hungry Red kite tells us about human-animal relationships.
Ben Garlick, Lecturer in Human Geography, York St John University
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May 1, 2020 • ~6 min
May 1, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: wildlife birds goats nature animals environment covid-19
Are people with pets less likely to die if they catch the coronavirus?
Pets might not protect us from the coronavirus, but they can help us get better.
Clarissa M. Uttley, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Learning, and Curriculum, Plymouth University
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April 27, 2020 • ~4 min
April 27, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: explainer science pets cats animals health dogs coronavirus curious-kids quick-reads speed-reads curious-kids-us covid-19
Social distancing works – just ask lobsters, ants and vampire bats
Using distance to avoid getting sick has deep evolutionary roots for humans and many other species.
Julia Buck, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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April 3, 2020 • ~8 min
April 3, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: ants evolution bats contagion isolation animals altruism monkeys mice animal-behavior colonies coronavirus-2020 covid-19 social-distancing
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