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Visitors watch capybaras enjoy food during an animal enrichment program at Lotte World Aquarium in Songpa District, southern Seoul. Courtesy of Lotte World Aquarium Lotte World Aquarium in Songpa District, southern Seoul, has launched a series of tailored behavioral enrichment…
How much wild is enough? The burning question is being asked in Badenoch this week by a legendary campaigner for nature. “We all have opinions about the return of sea eagles, pine martens, beavers, wild boar, and even the potential…
Researchers have described two new species of recluse spiders from the Ecuadorian Andes, one found living in and around homes near Quito, while also rejecting a controversial synonymy and mapping the country's Loxosceles diversity.
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - More than a thousand guests have made for a busy first weekend at Zoo New York’s biggest yearly fundraiser, Boo at the Zoo. The zoo’s Halloween festivities began Saturday, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A new business is bringing the wonders of the animal kingdom directly to schools and care homes. Black Country Critters, based in Kingswinford, offers educational animal encounters across the region and is led by former primary school teacher Steve Emson,…
PHOENIX - Creepy and poisonous, people often stay away from black widows. But Arizona State University researchers say a thing or two can actually be learned from the spider. It is the season for the creepy and crawly. But at ASU's…
A new business is bringing the wonders of the animal kingdom directly to schools and care homes. Black Country Critters, based in Kingswinford, offers educational animal encounters across the region and is led by former primary school teacher Steve Emson,…
Researchers have identified a new species of crevice weaver spider in the urban environments of Colombia, marking a significant addition to the known biodiversity of the genus Pikelinia.
The CEESP-SSC Conservation of Animal Cultures Task Force (CACTF) brings together expertise on non-human culture in a wide range of taxonomic groups, and applies this knowledge to other, less extenisvely-studied, cultural species. The Task Force also works to understand and…
Animal culture and evidence of social learning have been found across a wide range of taxa, from sperm whales and chimpanzees to meerkats, sparrows and fruit flies, influencing communication, migration, foraging strategies, reproduction, social interaction and a population’s social identity…