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Despite reputation, bonobos are aggressive, particularly toward males: study
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (424+ words) Bonobos live in matriarchal societies where one would expect more aggression among females, but researchers observed more hostility towards males Living in matriarchal societies, the gentle-eyed primates once dubbed "hippy apes" are far from violence-free, a group of European researchers…...
Zoo welcomes first-ever elephant shrew babies
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (107+ words) Zoo welcomes first-ever elephant shrew babies'swiowanewssource.com The baby elephant shrew at Hertfordshire Zoo in the UK. (Hertfordshire Zoo via SWNS) Poland reels from row over EU loans to fend off Russia A spat over huge EU defence loans has…...
Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man’s ancestors
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (136+ words) Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man's ancestors'swiowanewssource.com Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. (Tyler Stone, University of Iowa…...
Parrot DNA shows animal trade networks existed hundreds of years ago
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (20+ words) Parrot DNA shows animal trade networks existed hundreds of years ago'swiowanewssource.com Red-and-green Macaws. (Balazs Tisza via SWNS)...
Bears rescued from filthy cages wake from hibernation
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (415+ words) Three rescued bears found in a dingy backyard have successfully undergone their first-ever natural hibernation period in a sanctuary. UK-based International Animal Rescue (IAR) took part in the rescue of three Syrian brown bears, Aram, Nairi and their young daughter…...
Croc ancestor started life on 4 legs before it began walking on 2
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (535+ words) Artist's reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment in what is now Petrified Forest National Park, 215 million years ago. (Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto via SWNS) A "peculiar" ancient relative of the crocodile started life on four legs before it began…...
Woman creates unique therapy with pigs
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (783+ words) An animal lover has created the ultimate countryside therapy escape, walking with pigs. Four times a day Rosie Stubbs, 33, takes adults and kids on two-mile trots around the stunning woodlands of Bilsthorpe, in Nottinghamshire, alongside four of her eight miniature…...
Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (197+ words) Penguins pick breeding pebbles painted by kids in the hospital'swiowanewssource.com Gentoo penguins pick pebbles painted by children. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS) Penguins pick their pebbles. (Katielee Arrowsmith via SWNS) The stones are designed for "pebbling" - a practice where penguins…...
Watch bears bask in sun after waking up from restful hibernation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (398+ words) Bears at a UK zoo have woken up from hibernation. Whipsnade Zoo's four European brown bears Mana, Minnie, Naya and Cinderella were spotted basking in the first of the spring rays having awoken after three months of deep slumber. Footage…...
These birds learn about predators by listening to adults as chicks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, reveals new research. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests " and paired the sounds with either adult jackdaw "alarm" calls or "contact" calls that indicate no danger....