10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hauber Hauber’s mini-essays focus on specific behaviors, enhanced by references to recent research yet written in a relaxed, personal way. 2023 Tony Angell; © 2023 Mark E. Hauber is really good at presenting scientific findings so they don’t seem scientific at all, simply reasonable answers to our questions.

Chicago 188

Chicago Barn Owls Penguins New Zealand 188

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Fortunately for the honor of the species, the researchers found that kleptoparasitism was practiced at a low rate (4% of observations) while much more often, drongos captured insects disturbed by other species (41% of observations). In the unloved “Other” section of today’s post, we have a few more mammals.

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Birds Sri Lanka Taiwan Cats 222

Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

BLUE whales, the world’s largest animals, are reappearing in parts of the oceans where hunting once wiped them out, signalling that they may finally be returning from the brink of extinction. Research also suggests that the Antarctic population of blue whales may now be growing at 6% a year. “The

Whales 100

Whales Whaling Endangered Species Mammals 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

However recent research has shown that they are in fact not baboons, despite superficial appearances, and they are now just called “Gelada”. Mammals Ethiopia Gelada' For those who have heard of these singular creatures, the name Gelada Baboon would ring a bell. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. Photo by Adam Riley.

Ethiopia 161

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 161