Long-tailed macaques at the Uluwatu Temple in Bali (Indonesia) are skilled robbers. But luckily, the monkeys are willing to return the stolen goods… if you pay them enough.
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Individual foraging styles, whiskers and risk of extinction – a story of Galapagos sea lions
Individual Galapagos sea lions differ in their foraging styles that affect their whisker lenght and sensitivity to water temperature changes.
Read moreDifferent mosquitos use different tactics to evade our swatting hands
It’s difficult to catch flying mosquito largely because their flight is very erratic. this baseline tactic is somewhat different and can be adjusted in different ways in different mosquito species.
Read moreWasps can recognise individual faces of other wasps and humans
Some wasps are really good at recognising each other’s faces and, like humans, process faces in a holistic way. Wasps can also learn to recognise individual human faces.
Read moreOrangutan mothers and children use gestures to communicate with each other
Do you use your hands when you speak? I definitely do that, but even if you don’t, you do sometimes use gestures to communicate – […]
Read moreWill your cat realise it if you teleport?
The answer is most likely “yes”. But you can’t be sure without checking for yourself. If you’re wondering how to do so without a teleportation […]
Read moreOn spiders catching snakes
There are many documented cases of spiders catching snakes. Some do it using their webs, some attack directly. Here is what we know about it.
Read moreSocial and family life of wild rabbits
Have you ever wondered how wild rabbits live?
I my opinion their lives are more interesting than the ones of their domesticated descendants.
Here is a little insight into it.
Naked mole-rats: unusual animals that could help us
Naked mole-rats might not be pretty but they are very interesting. They live underground in large colonies whose social structure resembles ant nests. In addition, […]
Read moreDo chimpanzees use insects to treat their wounds?
It’s a quiet morning in the Gabonese rainforest. Only crickets are chirping and sometimes a bird calls. Suzee, her infant daughter, Sassandra, and an adolescent […]
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