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Swimming sloths with aquatic adaptations
One group of sloths made the quite unlikely shift to water, possibly because of a drying environment in the Miocene. This clever paper shows how they coped with a marine life, just like early whales, by adapting their bone compactness. Our pygmy sloths on the Panamanian island of Isla Escudo de Veraguas are the most […]
Chimpanzees Can Play Video Games Better Than Kindergartners
Chimps played more efficiently than human gamers.
“Smart economic benefits for all with new grape assessments” (WGGA – Winegrape Growers’ Australia)
(Source: WGGA – Winegrape Growers’ Australia) ED blog Introducing a new standard of assessing winegrape quality by sets of objective measurements will result in smart economic benefits for all quarters of the local wine industry. It could be the next great innovative leap forward for Australian wine and represents a win-win-win situation in the Australian […]
New release of modular type multi air conditioning system for buildings “AIRSTAGE” VR-II (cooling and heating simultaneous operation type) for China (Fujitsu General Ltd)
(Source: Fujitsu General Ltd) Enhancing energy-saving performance and work flexibility (4 outdoor unit models・19 combinations/68 indoor unit models) Our company will release modular-type multi air conditioning system for buildings “AIRSTAGE” VR-II series (10/12/14/16 HP, cooling and heating simultaneous operation type) realizing high energy-saving performance and enhancing work flexibility for China from March. In recent years, […]
Captive bred whio to be released back into wild (Department of Conservation of New Zealand)
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) The Battle for our Birds continues with the release of more than 30 captive bred whio back into the wild over the next week. The whio is the unique native duck only found in New Zealand’s fast flowing waters. Genesis Energy and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have partnered […]
Feral cats a growing health concern
A coalition of more than 200 groups which include various bird and wildlife conservation organizations and animal rights groups are calling on Secretary Sally Jewell of the Department of Interior to take action to reduce mortality to wildlife populations on public lands stemming from the nation’s ever-increasing population of feral cats. The group brings evidence […]
Chimpanzees Exhibit Broad Range of Empathy by Yawning
Through yawns, chimpanzees exhibit a flexibility in their capacity for empathy that’s similar to humans’, according to new research.
Chimps Trust Some People More Than Other Chimps
Chimpanzees who are treated well by people trust and show more empathy for humans more than they do baboons and unfamiliar chimps.
Professor Michael Akam receives the Frink Medal
This is the Society’s highest award and is for “significant and original contributions by a professional zoologist to the development of zoology in the wider applications”. The Head of the Department of Zoology, Professor Michael Akam, has been awarded the Frink Medal by the Zoological Society of London. Michael Akam Department of Zoology School […]
