The Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · 9 hours agoWhen a wild orangutan in Sumatra suffered a facial wound, he did something that caught the attention of scientists: the animal chewed the leaves of a liana vine – a plant not normally eaten by apes –plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhen a wild orangutan in Sumatra suffered a facial wound, he did something that caught the attention of scientists: the animal chewed the leaves of a liana vine – a plant not normally eaten by apes –plus-squareThe Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 days agoAre any animals truly "immortal?"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAre any animals truly "immortal?"plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 5 days agoWith their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are “the biggest group-hunting land predator on the planet.” And yet,plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWith their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are “the biggest group-hunting land predator on the planet.” And yet,plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 5 days agoInteresting, challenging interview.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareInteresting, challenging interview.plus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 6 days ago“Isabella Rossellini would like to know what her dog is thinking “I don’t study animals to understand humans,” says the “Conclave” star and ethologist. (But she gets us just the same.)”plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“Isabella Rossellini would like to know what her dog is thinking “I don’t study animals to understand humans,” says the “Conclave” star and ethologist. (But she gets us just the same.)”plus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 6 days agoHow parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 days agoWith Halloween here, we're reminded of the superstition that black cats are bad luck. 🎃plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWith Halloween here, we're reminded of the superstition that black cats are bad luck. 🎃plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
The Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · 8 days agoBlack cats, white bears: humans judge animals by the color of their fur and not the content of their character. And those biases are reflected in our laws and how we treat animals.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareBlack cats, white bears: humans judge animals by the color of their fur and not the content of their character. And those biases are reflected in our laws and how we treat animals.plus-squareThe Conversation U.S.@newsie.social · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 9 days ago“What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Deathplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Deathplus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 10 days agoOne of the animal rescues I support has a new mobile van operating in Ukraine. Please consider helping if you’re able.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareOne of the animal rescues I support has a new mobile van operating in Ukraine. Please consider helping if you’re able.plus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 10 days ago“If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the Crow”plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the Crow”plus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 10 days ago"There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively."plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square"There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively."plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 12 days ago“What Do Animals Know About Death?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“What Do Animals Know About Death?plus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 12 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Mongabay@mastodon.green · 13 days agoBangladesh is home to less than 500 Phayre’s langurs and 600 capped langurs in the rainforests in the country’s northeast.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareBangladesh is home to less than 500 Phayre’s langurs and 600 capped langurs in the rainforests in the country’s northeast.plus-squareMongabay@mastodon.green · 13 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 14 days ago“Meet Apollo, the Egyptian dog filmed atop a pyramid who charmed internet A leader of a rescue group immediately recognized Apollo, one of millions of stray dogs in Egypt, barking at birds atop theplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“Meet Apollo, the Egyptian dog filmed atop a pyramid who charmed internet A leader of a rescue group immediately recognized Apollo, one of millions of stray dogs in Egypt, barking at birds atop theplus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 14 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 15 days agoHow a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 15 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 16 days agoWhat it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth, from @nprplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat it’s like to care for some of the most endangered animals on Earth, from @nprplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 16 days agoScientists feared this huge "ghost" fish in Cambodia was extinct. It was just seen after almost 20 years.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareScientists feared this huge "ghost" fish in Cambodia was extinct. It was just seen after almost 20 years.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 17 days agoEnvironmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareEnvironmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sam Litzinger@journa.host · 26 days ago“Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes”plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square“Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes”plus-squareSam Litzinger@journa.host · 26 days agomessage-square0fedilink
