Orangutans, of their own volition, act out incredibly detailed scenarios with their bodies, using the pantomime to communicate with humans…
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Whale ‘sense of smell’ revealed
Bowhead whales have a previously undiscovered ability to smell the air. The finding could change our understanding of how baleen…
Bushy-Bearded Titi Monkey Discovered
A new species of monkey with a red, bushy beard (pictured) has been discovered in the Colombian section of the…
Surfer Saves Beached Great White Shark
If you were a surfer — that is, someone whose hobby is dressing in black, going in the water, and…
Myanmar creates world’s largest tiger reserve
Myanmar has announced that Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve will be nearly tripled in size, making the protected area the largest…
GM plants ‘established in the wild’
Researchers in the US have found new evidence that genetically modified crop plants can survive and thrive in the wild,…
Spectacular” Deep-Sea Species Found
An unidentified purple octopus (pictured) is one of 11 potentially new species found this month during a deep-sea expedition off…
Hairy-Nosed Otter Returns
A hairy-nosed otter—one of the world’s most endangered otter species—shows its face in Deramakot Forest Reserve, in the Malaysian state…
Beautiful ‘lost’ insect turns up anew
A delicate, blue-hued insect has re-appeared in the UK after an interval of more than half a century. The dainty…
Family values: Why wolves belong together
GORDON HABER was tracking a wolf pack he had known for over 40 years when his plane crashed on a…