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The results of a new study found that animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos, can intentionally communicate with humans, challenging the notion that this behavior is usually restricted to domesticated animals like dogs, horses or goats.
A discovery from a new study reveals a key factor in helping relocated endangered tortoises survive the move.
The Clean Air Act, intended to protect humans from polluted air, actually saved 1.5 billion birds.
Pakistan’s lonely elephant Kaavan arrived in Cambodia by cargo plane today to start a new life with fellow pachyderms at a local sanctuary, the culmination of years of campaigning for his transfer by American singer Cher.
Two large-scale scientific efforts have rendered in-depth DNA and historic/geographic/behavioral mapping of elephants and bees. The results of both endeavors will help conservation and protection efforts to save endangered elephants and bees.
A new study revealed that female friendships may actually help male baboons live longer lives.
According to the results of a new study interactive software that ‘reads’ and analyzes footprints left by black rhinoceroses can be used to monitor the movements of the animals in the wild, giving conservationists a new way to keep watch on the endangered species and help keep it safe from poachers.
According to the results of new study cat owners fall into five categories in terms of their attitudes to their pets’ roaming and hunting.
Researchers conducting a scientific study on animal communication discover that bats argue and rant–a lot.
The results of a massive, longitudinal, multi-country research study tracking the outdoor movements of pet cats have revealed the secrets of where–and how far–they wander.
Scientists in a new study have confirmed that like humans, gorillas are territorial in their behavior.
Scientific researchers have just discovered that parrots understand the laws of probability and, like humans, can make predictions based on those probabilities.
