Irizing mammals are much more common than we thought
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The tropical vlei -rotte has fur that shines with iridescent nuances Jessica Leigh Dobson More than a dozen mammal species skimming and gleaming purple and green, like precious opals. Their…
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Baby pterosaurs could fly right after hatching – but crashed into storms
An artist’s pressure of a pterodactyl -ruge fighting a tropical storm Rudolf Hima Baby Pterodactyls apparently flew within days of hatching – but some broke their wings in rough storms…
Ancient Crocodile -relatives could have ripped dinosaurs apart
The artist’s illustration of the old reptiles Dietsuchus atrox Gabriel Diaz Yanten, Cc-By 4.0 An old crocodile relative who lived about 70 million years ago was probably such a formidable…
Enigmatic Lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid influence
A yellow -spotted tropical night lizard (Lepidophyma flavimaculatum) Dante Fenolio/Science Photo Library A small, secret group of lizards still exists today may have been the only territory vertebrates that survived…
Crafty Cockato Learn to use public drink fountains
Cockato in Sydney, Australia, has learned to use public water fountains by wiping in handles, despite how difficult they are for birds to operate. It seems to be a behavior…
Flash -flooding sweeps through vital shrine of Australian animals
A Tasmanic Devil is led to the safety of a ranger in the middle of flooding at Aussie Ark Sanctuary Aussie Ark Conservation workers are running to protect a precious…
Chimp’s part ‘building blocks of musical rhythm’ with people
To young chimpanzse -drums in bossou, guinea CYRIL RUOSO/NATUREPL.com Musicality may have emerged in a common ancestor of chimpanzee and humans, as both species share similarities in how they drum.…
Dolphins die of toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s
An ordinary dolphin stranded on a British beach Waves and Wellies photography Dolphins in the sea surround Britain die from a combination of increased water temperatures and toxic chemicals that…
Bonobos uses a kind of syntax that was once thought to be unique to humans
A female bonobo at Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve in the Democratic Republic Congo Lukas Bierhoff, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project Bonobos combines their calls in a complex way that forms different phrases,…
Ancient WASP preserved in Amber may have used the rear end to trap flies
A copy of Sirenobethylus Camybdis preserved in amber Qiong Wu An extraordinarily turned off WASP found to be magnificent in Amber may have used his stomach to understand other insects…