Animals doing stuff

Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity.

From @AssociatedPress: "The two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP16, is a follow-up to the 2022 Montreal meetings where 196 countries signed a historic global treaty to protect biodiversity."

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#Biodiversity #COP16 #Environment #GlobalWarming #Animals #Science

“Activists risk their lives to rescue animals in areas of Lebanon hit by Israeli airstrikes”

#animals

If you’re interested in helping, here’s the website for Animals Lebanon, the rescue group mentioned in the story:

https://www.animalslebanon.org/
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https://apnews.com/article/1549ca8f08e7d97b7a5cb27f43b12398

Are you my baby? The clever ways that brood parasites trick other birds.

From @[email protected]: "Cuckoos, cowbirds and other species outsource their parental duties. Scientists are uncovering new twists in this sneaky — and often treacherous — game of survival."

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#Birds #Animals #Science

While exploring the Tonga Trench in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, researchers captured extremely rare footage of a Magnapinna squid with arms several times the length of its body. And, yes, it was walking. @LiveScience has the footage: https://flip.it/eHKEAp
#Science #Animals #Biology #MarineBiology #PacificOcean

This fish has legs — and it uses them for more than just walking.

Science News reports on new research about sea robins, a group of fishes with two winglike fins and six crablike legs.

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#Fish #Animals #Ocean #Science

The more paleontologists dig, the more feathered dinosaurs they find. But why did these creatures develop feathers?

From @Smithsonianmag: "Fluff and fuzz helped the creatures keep warm, blend in and communicate."

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#Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Science #Evolution #Animals

"A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat."

CNN reports: "Polar bears are not native to Iceland but occasionally come ashore after traveling on ice floes from Greenland."

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#PolarBear #Animals #Iceland #Bears #ClimateChange #Science

A 'golden age' of rat research may be here. What the often unwanted companions can teach us about us.

From NPR: "Rats are one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. Their close, often-fraught relationship with humans have allowed them to spread to pantries, sewers and garbage piles around the world. Domesticated brown rats are a commonly used mammal in laboratories making advancements in medicine and health."

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#Animals #Rats #Science

Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals.

AP reports: "At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa’s west and south coast had rabies."

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#Animals #Seal #Rabies #Disease #Science

A "Shazam for whales" uses AI to track sounds heard in the Mariana Trench.

@[email protected] reports: "An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive whale behind a perplexing sound in the Pacific."

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#Whales #Animals #Ocean #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Pacific #Science

An incredible organism is evolving at lightning speed — faster than we ever imagined possible.

Popular Mechanics explores research on Daphnia pulex, known more commonly as the water flea.

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#Life #Evolution #Animals #Biology #Science

Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize.

CNN reports: "The awards – which have no affiliation to the Nobel Prizes – aim to 'celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative – and spur people’s interest in science, medicine, and technology' by making 'people laugh, then think.'"

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#IGNobel #Science #Animals #Humor

The Florida grasshopper sparrow was near extinction only a few years ago. Now, there’s rekindled optimism for North America’s most endangered bird after the release of the 1,000th captive-raised sparrow into the wild. Read more from @InsideClimate: https://flip.it/gD152f
#Science #EndangeredSpecies #Animals #Birds #Birdsofmastodon

Humpback whales make custom fishing nets – out of bubbles.

NPR reports: "The 50-foot whales blow circles of bubbles underwater, creating a net of air that entraps the krill. A new study shows that humpbacks can do this with remarkable precision to corral their prey, even tailoring the bubble nets for the type of food they’re eating."

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#Whales #Animals #Ocean #Science