Life
Baby goats raised in the same herd start out bleating differently from one another, but researchers in the UK found that by five weeks old…
Aug 27, 2026
animals
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Life
In 1859 Thomas Austin turned 24 rabbits loose on his estate near Geelong so he could hunt on the weekend
Aug 27, 2026
Life
Snakes have no eyelids at all, so they cannot blink even if they wanted to
Aug 27, 2026
Life
Male Adélie penguins really do offer females a pebble as a mating gift, but the sweeter version of that story leaves out the rest of colony…
Aug 27, 2026
Life
Crows can memorise the face of a person who wronged them, hold the grudge for as long as 17 years, and teach it to their own chicks and…
By Kiran Journals · Aug 26, 2026
Life
Researchers at the University of St Andrews spent decades filming wild New Caledonian crows and documented individuals sculpting forked…
Aug 26, 2026
Life
The Greenland shark may live for nearly four centuries by doing almost everything slowly
By Daniel Moran · Aug 25, 2026
Life
When pandemic traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge fell to levels not seen since the 1950s, San Francisco's white-crowned sparrows quickly…
Aug 25, 2026
Life
Dog owners were 31% less likely to die from cardiovascular causes than non-owners in a major analysis, according to the American Heart…
By Daniel Moran · Aug 25, 2026
Life
A lion’s roar can travel eight kilometres across open savanna, but it is not only a war cry
By Daniel Moran · Aug 20, 2026
Life
Bulls aren't enraged by red — they're red-green colour blind, and it's the movement of the cape that triggers the charge
Aug 19, 2026
Life
In 1968, a researcher built a mouse paradise
By Daniel Moran · Aug 19, 2026
Life
Chimpanzees in West Africa have been seen carrying their dead for weeks, grooming the body, chasing away flies, and sitting close to the…
By Daniel Moran · Aug 19, 2026
Brain & Behavior
For some older adults, caring for an animal may do more than add walks and routine
By Daniel Moran · Aug 18, 2026