Animals doing stuff

Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they’re declining in the U.S., new report shows.

@AssociatedPress reports: https://flip.it/1YqDfg

#Ducks #Birds #Conservation #Wildlife #Animals

Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. A new study explores what can be done to save them.

From @ConversationUS: The research "put together data from 1,325 surveys of elephant populations — everything we could find — to evaluate how elephant numbers in Africa have changed."

https://flip.it/-6pkYt

#Elephants #Animals #Conservation #Africa #Science

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth.

From @AssociatedPress: "Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next best thing to restoring ancient beasts."

https://flip.it/4n-iBC

#Animals #Extinction #Science #Mice #WoollyMammoth #Biotech

"Chappy," a baby seal found stranded on the street near Yale University in the U.S., dies. But where did he come from?

@CBSNews reports: "The seal, which was believed to be about 5 to 6 weeks old, was more than 1,000 feet from the nearest river."

https://flip.it/HmtcRd

#Animals #Seal #Wildlife #Science

Are animals more rational than you think?

From MIT Press Reader: "From tool-making crows to alligators that lure birds with twigs, animals may be more rational than we ever imagined."

https://flip.it/BlXBNg

#Animals #Zoology #Science #Philosophy

What sparked the COVID pandemic? Mounting evidence points to raccoon dogs.

@NatureNewsteam reports: "More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven’t been ruled out."

https://flip.it/RwJ5xJ

#COVID #COVID19 #Animals #Health #Pandemic #PublicHealth #Science

Is climate change triggering an alarming behavioral shift in crocodiles in Australia? “With increased temperatures due to global warming, the estuarine crocodiles in Australia are struggling, meaning they are diving less and cooling themselves off more.” Read more from @[email protected]:

https://flip.it/c3SHkb

#Science #ClimateChange #Animals #Crocodiles #Australia

"Volunteer radio station brings old media to remote Sumatran tiger habitat"

#Tigers #Animals #Conservation

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/volunteer-radio-station-brings-old-media-to-remote-sumatran-tiger-habitat/

Fish species thought to be extinct for 85 years rediscovered.

@abc reports: "The last sighting of the Chel snakehead ... [was] recorded from specimens collected between 1918 and 1933 in the Himalayan region of India, leading scientists to believe the species had died out."

https://flip.it/8vzfsw

#Fish #Animals #Endangered #Himalayas #Science

Why emus might not be the "world’s dumbest bird" after all.

From @PopularScience: "A small study found that some large birds are also capable of innovation."

https://flip.it/krVivl

#Birds #Emu #Animals #Wildlife #Evolution

Meet the capuchin monkey: Curious, creative and vengeful.

From @KnowableMag: "UCLA’s Susan Perry has devoted decades to studying the fast-motion life of these New World primates and learning how the young acquire the skills they need to thrive."

https://flip.it/5Lm.Pu

#Monkey #Animals #Science #Evolution

Common Murres (Uria aalge)

#Murres #BirdsOfMastodon #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Birds #BirdPhotography #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Photography