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Scientists generate the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates
Medical Xpress· 11 hours agoThe researchers focused on the X and Y chromosomes, which play roles in sexual development and...
For The First Time Orangutan Recorded Treating Its Wound Just Like A Doctor
KLAX-TV· 2 days agoIn a groundbreaking observation, researchers witnessed a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus...
Complete X and Y chromosome sequences of living great ape species determined
Science Daily· 19 hours ago"The Y chromosome is important for human fertility, and the X chromosome harbors genes critical for reproduction, cognition and immunity," said Kateryna Makova, Verne M. Willaman Chair of Life ...
People have observed animals self-medicate with plants for millennia
UPI· 5 days agoA remarkable body of accounts from ancient to medieval times describes self-medication by many...
Mesker Park Zoo welcomes new tiger
14 WFIE Evansville· 6 days agoOfficials say Luna is a Sumatran tiger, which are considered critically endangered due to increasing habitat loss and poaching.
Hicks: Honor America's war dead by upholding the Constitution
Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMore than 350,000 died fighting domestic enemies, primarily the Confederacy, and the remaining...
Race Across the World's Viv shocks viewers with 'jungle poo' moment
Yahoo TV UK· 7 days agoBut the next morning, she proudly told how she had been for an open-air call of nature during a...
Doctor Orangutan, I Presume
Medscape· 2 days agoJAKARTA, INDONESIA— Rakus is in his 30s. Called "akar kuning" by the Indonesians, this plant is known for its medicinal properties and is used by...
Could South Korea become a model for tackling illegal tiger trade?
The Conversation· 21 hours agoThe illegal wildlife trade is one of the greatest threats to all Asian big cats – tigers, leopards, snow leopards and Asiatic lions, as well as lesser-known species including clouded leopards ...