Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research
https://theconversation.com/oceans-without-sharks-would-be-far-less-healthy-new-research-231783
A broad review of shark research shows that sharks play critical roles in keeping ocean ecosystems such as coral reefs and seagrass beds healthy.
Can dogs remember the past?
https://gizmodo.com/can-dogs-remember-the-past-2000481443
Memory in many animals, dogs included, has a lot more in common with human memory than we once thought.
Hybrids between two species can produce “swarms” that flourish
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/how-hybrid-swarms-can-break-down-species-boundaries-and-take-over-habitats/
Humans may be part of a hybrid swarm. And we’re making more of them.
Environmentalists cheer decision that may spare horseshoe crabs from being bled
https://whyy.org/articles/horseshoe-crabs-bloodletting-new-biomedical-standards/
Up to 1 million horseshoe crabs in the U.S. are harvested for biomedical purposes. A synthetic alternative could mean less harvesting of the “living fossils.”
Andaman Islands: The 'upside-down' sex life of a rare Indian frog revealed
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c897l72rl5po
In India, a species of frogs mate and lay their eggs while upside down, a new study has found.
Dog dies stopping home invasion, biting 1 intruder later found bleeding on a neighbor's porch
Dog dies stopping home invasion, biting 1 intruder later found bleeding on a neighbor's porch
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/he-likely-saved-lives-dog-dies-stopping-home-invasion-biting-1-intruder-later-found-bleeding-on-a-neighbors-porch/
Raekwon Davante Richardson was sentenced to life in a South Carolina prison without parole for a 2022 home invasion that was thwarted by a dog named "Tank."
‘They are so handsome’: the unusual day in the life of a pangolin carer
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/25/they-are-so-handsome-the-unusual-day-in-the-life-of-a-pangolin-carer
At a wildlife centre in Mozambique, trafficked animals are fed, nursed, taken for walks and eventually released back to the wild. Vet Mércia Ângela describes what it’s like to bond with these rare and charismatic mammals
It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/its-not-just-us-other-animals-change-their-social-habits-in-old-age/
Long-term studies reveal what elderly deer, sheep, and macaques are up to in their later years.
Indian vultures: Decline of scavenger birds caused 500,000 human deaths
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c28e2pvzn3lo
A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/25/nx-s1-5051801/octopus-farming-ban-us-congress