Only dominant vervet monkeys tackled the hardest food puzzle
In a field experiment with wild vervet monkeys, monkeys of different ranks used easier food puzzles, but only…
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Research, conservation and new discoveries
A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Models project a halving of suitable habitat for African Bush Elephants in East Africa
A study covering eight East African countries projects that climate-suitable habitat for the African Bush Elephant could shrink…
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Wild Lions Stalked Life-Sized Dummy Prey in Uganda
Wild lions in Murchison Falls National Park stalked life-sized dummy prey in 7 of 22 visits. Stalking occurred…
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Male Emerald-spotted Wood-Doves approached lower-frequency rivals less often
Playback experiments with 103 territorial males in Uganda found that emerald-spotted wood-doves approached lower-frequency simulated rivals less often,…
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Common Warthogs, Spotted Hyenas and Aardvarks Shared the Same Den Sites in Uganda
Camera traps at 20 active den sites in Murchison Falls National Park showed common warthogs, spotted hyenas and…
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Scent-marking Networks May Help Disease Spread Between Banded Mongoose Groups
Observations of an uninfected Ugandan population showed far more potential indirect contacts through scent marks than direct contacts.…
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Banded mongoose groups show little lasting movement change after simulated rival encounters
An experiment with five groups in Uganda found brief changes in space use after simulated encounters, but no…
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Thrush Nightingales Crossed Deserts by Flying at Night and Remaining Almost Inactive by Day
Multisensor loggers showed that thrush nightingales crossed the Sahara and Arabian Desert through consecutive nocturnal flights, with daytime…
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Banded Mongooses Had Higher Surface Temperatures in Human-Modified Microhabitats
Thermal imaging of a wild group in Uganda found the highest body-surface temperatures on refuse and discarded straw,…
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Parasites Were Detected in 88% of Vervet Samples, but Overlap With Other Hosts Was Limited
Microscopy detected parasites in 88% of 75 vervet samples at Lake Nabugabo, including Trichuris in 78.7%, while molecular…
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Southern Giraffe Accounted for 208 of 446 Single-Species Field Studies in an 80-Year Review
A review of 817 publications found that southern giraffes dominated field research, but demographic, geographic and other knowledge…
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African Openbill Was the Most Abundant Bird in a Central Ugandan Forest Reserve Survey
A 2026 study in central Uganda found African openbill to be the most abundant bird recorded in Kitubulu…
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Age and Individual Identity Shaped Banded Mongoose Scent Chemistry
Anal-gland secretions from wild banded mongooses in Uganda carried individually distinct chemical profiles. Age, season and reproductive status…
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