Meet the unexpected animals that can grab, grip and climb like humans

Although we commonly think of opposable thumbs being associated with humans due to how we use them for dexterity and ...

Orangutan and A Gorilla Story made Earth Day into a very chill Planet Of The Apes

Ape not kill ape, even as two new nature documentaries, Disneynature's Orangutan and Netflix's A Gorilla Story, vie for ...
Paste Magazine

Ape not kill ape, even as two new nature documentaries vie for attention.

Ape not kill ape, even as two new nature documentaries, Disneynature's Orangutan and Netflix's A Gorilla Story, vie for ...

Japanese Proverb of the day: ‘Even monkeys fall from trees’; meaning, business lesson and why it still matters today

The proverb teaches that mastery does not eliminate the risk of failure. It emphasizes humility and the importance of ...

From sleeping lions to spitting snakes: a year in the life of London zoo vets

As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy. Introduction: Patrick Barkham ...
The Kingston Whig-Standard

Science vs. sentience: Inside Queen’s animal research as Ontario moves to restrict testing on dogs, cats

During debate in the legislature, MPPs similarly emphasized that many Ontarians view dogs and cats as family members and ...
Prince Albert Daily Herald

Inside Queen’s animal research as Ontario moves to restrict testing on dogs and cats

Michelle Dorey Forestell Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Kingstonist.com A colony of dogs at Queen’s University in ...

How poison frogs built a chemical weapons system one evolutionary step at a time

Poison frogs are small and brightly colored amphibians that originate from Central and South America. As suggested by their ...
Smithsonian Magazine

150-Year-Old Frogs Collected by a Founding Smithsonian Naturalist Helped 21st-Century Scientists Track How Pesticides Devastated Amphibian Populations in Illinois

In celebration of the upcoming Save the Frogs Day, learn how scientists used historic cricket frogs to connect ...

Baby Zoo Monkey Abandoned by Mom Befriends Stuffed Dog Weeks After Punch the Monkey Goes Viral for His Plush Pal

The 6-week-old patas monkey named Yuji was born on March 3 in Mexico ...

Connected habitats help frogs keep protective microbes and curb deadly fungus

Maintaining connections between natural habitats may support beneficial microbes that help wildlife defend against disease.