The benefits of zoos to society and local communities are largely underestimated by the wider population, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2023
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Satellites and drones can provide key information to protect pollinators, researchers say.
Ecology
May 20, 2022
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Elephant herds do not slow down for mothers who've just given birth, according to new research from an international team led by researchers from the University of Oxford, in collaboration with Save the Elephants.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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We have always known that orangutans infants are very dependent on their mothers in their early years. But it turns out that orangutan mothers also change their own behavior to help their children learn and become independent ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2022
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Scientists at the University of Oxford have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) models to recognize behaviors of chimpanzees in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2021
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Humans are shaping environments at an accelerating rate. Indeed, one of the most important current topics of research is the capacity of animals to adapt to human-induced environmental change and how that change affects the ...
Ecology
Oct 19, 2021
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New research has shed light on how an understanding of human emotions by man's best friend can help them predict our behavior and informs their decision making.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2021
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New findings from zoologists working with birds in Southeast Asia are shining fresh light on the connections between animal behavior, geology, and evolution—underlining that species can diversify surprisingly quickly under ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2021
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Wildlife ecologists study what drives animal behavior, and trying to figure it out is tricky. Not only are ecosystems incredibly complex, behaviors are driven by various internal and external factors and the simple observation ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2021
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Chimpanzees develop specific handshake-like gestures depending on their social group, according to the results of a 12-year observational study published on Wednesday that sheds light on the animals' complex social structures.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2021
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