The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 coincides with an exciting time for wild birds. Local birds sing for mates and fight for territories as they prepare for their annual chance to breed. Tens of millions of migratory birds will follow the path of totality, and they migrate mostly at night. Because birds use… Read More »
LEHMAN, Pa. − A rabid raccoon’s attack on a human earlier this month was just the third such encounter reported in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the past 12 years, according to park officials. Dani Cessna, chief of interpretation and education for the 70,000-acre park, spoke to the media Friday afternoon at… Read More »
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has spread more aggressively than ever before among wild birds and marine mammals since arriving in South America in 2022, raising the risk of it evolving into a bigger threat to humans , according to interviews with eight scientists. Of more immediate… Read More »
One of the greatest privileges of being a primatologist is spending time in remote locations with monkeys and apes, living close to these animals in their habitat and experiencing their daily lives. As a 21st century person, my immediate urge is to take photos of these encounters and share them on social media. Social media… Read More »
So far, tens of millions of animal mummies have been excavated in Egypt. But while there are millions of mummified cats, dogs, ibises and birds of prey, primate mummies are rare – and little understood. Now, a new analysis of mummified baboons sheds light on the animals’ place in ancient Egypt, showing that although they… Read More »