Search results
Study finds elephants name each other
The Columbian· 1 day agoThe names are one part of elephants’ low rumbles that they can hear over long distances across the savanna. Scientists believe that animals with complex...
Elephants Give Each Other Unique Names. It Gets Weirder
Inverse· 4 days agoPeople use unique names to address each other, but we’re one of only a handful of animal species...
Oklahoma City Zoo announces near-total redesign in 2024 master plan
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAfrica Plateau The Africa Plateau currently includes large areas for hooved animals, including...
On the hunt: Tracking the illegal cheetah trade
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThis article was originally featured on Undark. Patricia Tricorache, an independent wildlife trade investigator based in Mexico City, spends hours each...
Zoo's WildCare Park, opening in 2027, expects to make major economic impact
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 5 days agoSet to open in Spanish Lake in 2027, the St. Louis Zoo WildCare Park will generate more than $660...
Local students named on Iowa State University spring Dean's List
Clinton Herald, Iowa via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 12—AMES — Iowa State University students from the Clinton County area are among more than 10,600 ISU students to be named to the university's spring 2024 Dean's List. Students must earn ...
A Rare Antelope Dies After Choking on a Plastic Cap at Tennessee Zoo
New York Times· 7 days agoA squeezable food pouch, which is among items banned at the zoo to protect the animals, was found in...
200 humans lead Houston Zoo flamingos to new home
Houston Chronicle· 7 days agoThe Houston Zoo's flamingo flock—or flamboyance, as groups of the long-necked tropical birds are sometimes referred to—has finally taken up residence in...
As cicadas descend upon Illinois, scientists seek to understand cascading food web impacts
Chicago Tribune· 4 days agoIn a wooded clearing in Lake Forest, a team of researchers crouched close to the grass. Ants’...
African Elephants May Call Each Other by Name
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoWhen wild African elephants call out, they might identify each other by name, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. While some other
