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Scientists Study Species Of Turtles Presumed To Be Abundant

11:44pm October 19, 2016

by Mose Buchele

Scientists and environmentalists work hard to save animals from becoming extinct. But there's another effort underway to study a species perceived to be abundant: turtles.

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Capuchin monkeys use a detached flake as an active hammerstone, possibly in order to produce quartz dust.

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Those Ancient Stone Tools — Did Humans Make Them, Or Was It Really Monkeys?

8:44pm October 19, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

Capuchin monkeys in Brazil have been seen making sharp stone flakes. It was previously thought that only humans and their ancestors had flaking skills.

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Pesticides called "neonics" are popular among farmers, but also have been blamed for killing bees. In Canada, the province of Ontario is trying to crack down on neonics, with mixed results.

Cut Down On Bee-Killing Pesticides? Ontario Finds It's Easier Said Than Done

6:44pm October 18, 2016

by Dan Charles

Pesticides called "neonics" are popular among farmers, but also have been blamed for killing bees. In Canada, the province of Ontario is trying to crack down on neonics, with mixed results.

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A modern European bison from the Białowieża Forest in Poland.

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'Higgs Bison' Is The Missing Link In European Bison Ancestral Tree

4:25pm October 18, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A newly released study examines why European cave art includes drawings of two distinct types of bison. One of the types is a newly discovered ancestor of modern bison.

A video showing Pedals walking this June received more than 1 million views

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Internet Mourns Apparent Death Of Pedals, A Real Stand-Up Bear

2:58pm October 18, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Pedals was a wild black bear with injured forepaws, who stood and walked on his hind legs. State officials say he appears to have been a casualty of this year's bear hunt.

Peruvian farmers talk to a staff member of the aid group World Neighbors about getting a loan to invest in their guinea pig farm.

Peruvian Farmers, Chefs (Yes, Chefs) Cash In On Guinea Pig Craze

12:56pm October 17, 2016

by Alastair Bland

The growing demand in South American restaurants for the rodent's crispy skin and fatty flesh is helping improve the lives of small farmers in Peru.

Pea the ostrich enjoys the company of elephants such as Jotto at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

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In Other News: This Photo Of An Elephant Snuggling An Ostrich

4:03pm October 14, 2016

by Geoff Brumfiel

It can be hard for different animals to get along, but Pea and Jotto have figured it out.

Scientists found that Phidippus audax can also "respond to airborne acoustic cues."

A Spider Across The Room Can 'Hear' You, Study Finds

2:56pm October 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Based on what we know, this shouldn't be happening, but it definitely is," Harvard fellow Paul Shamble says. The researchers' finding changes what we know about how spiders experience the world.

New research shows that apes might have more in common with us than we thought, says Alva Noe.

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Apes May Be More Like Us Than We Thought

9:25am October 14, 2016

by Alva Noë

Blogger Alva Noë looks at new research showing apes understand what we think: They are able to differentiate how someone thinks something to be from how it actually is.

Humans Can't Hear It But Mice Make Ultrasonic Sounds

7:52am October 14, 2016

Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne report on new research that shows the mechanism through which mice and rats squeak is similar to a supersonic jet engine.

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