How one rhesus macaque’s brain represented coordinated finger movements
Recordings from three connected brain areas showed that coordinated finger movements were not represented as a simple sum…
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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.
Carrion Crows Decide Which Way Dots Move in About 235 Milliseconds
In a visual task, two carrion crows chose whether moving dots were travelling mostly left or right in…
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City and Forest Great Tits Respond Differently to Artificial Light at Night
In a common-garden experiment, artificial light initially advanced daily activity onset in great tits from both city and…
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Elephant Rank Was Linked to Stress Levels After Helicopter Disturbance
In a small, fenced elephant population, helicopter use was associated with higher stress-hormone markers. Lower-ranking elephants had higher…
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Aging rhesus macaques show broader protein changes in blood than in brain fluid
A study of 66 rhesus macaques found age-related differences in many more measured proteins in plasma than in…
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Copper levels in wild boar differed across Slovak districts
An analysis of kidney, liver and muscle from 147 wild boar in four districts found that iron and…
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Great tits’ temperature-related hormone responses did not predict breeding success
Over nine years, wild great tits differed in both average corticosterone levels and their hormonal response to temperature.…
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Red Crossbills Rapidly Increase Their Capacity to Produce Heat in the Cold
In a captive experiment, two Red Crossbill ecotypes increased their heat-producing capacity within days of cold exposure. The…
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Crowned Eagles in the City Prefer Forest
Five crowned eagles in Durban selected forest over built-up habitat. Body-movement measurements suggested greater energy expenditure among buildings,…
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Inland Mute Swans Had Better Winter Body Condition Than Coastal Birds
A study of 853 mute swans in Poland suggests larger energy reserves in the colder interior than along…
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A New Tool for Monitoring Oxygen in Immobilised Rhinos
Blood samples from 16 white rhinos in Kruger National Park show that an adapted calculation can help vets…
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Task Uncertainty Increased Interference From Irrelevant Visual Information in Rhesus Macaque Decisions
Two rhesus macaques made less accurate visual decisions under task uncertainty; recordings and microstimulation in primary visual cortex…
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Blood Samples from 576 Wild Harbour Seals Establish 35 Health Reference Ranges
Blood samples collected from 576 wild harbour seals over 28 years produced reference intervals for 35 health parameters…
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Larger Broods and Older Social Fathers Were Linked to Shorter Telomeres in Male Barn Swallow Nestlings
A long-term study near Milan found shorter telomeres in male barn swallow nestlings from larger broods or with…
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Common Moorhens See Nearly 300 Degrees Around Them Despite a Narrow Binocular Field
Common moorhens have a binocular field only about 34° wide at its maximum, but nearly 300° of combined…
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Simulated Pre-Saharan Magnetic Conditions Did Not Produce Sustained Extra Mass Gain in Thrush Nightingales
A 2026 replication found that juvenile thrush nightingales exposed to a magnetic simulation ending in northern Egypt did…
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Vitamin D3 Was About Twice as High in Summer in Managed Black and White Rhinoceroses
Serum from 75 rhinoceroses at 27 U.S. institutions showed strong seasonal and geographical variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, while…
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Barietin From Puff Adder Venom Raised Heart Rate by About 30% in Rats
Purified barietin from puff adder venom increased heart rate by about 30% in rats while changing blood pressure…
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One Harbour Seal Had Similar Visual Acuity Underwater and in Air
A trained harbour seal detected small high- and intermediate-contrast targets about equally well underwater and in air, while…
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A Single High Lead Dose Altered Blood Cells in Great Tit Chicks
A single high experimental lead dose made red blood cells smaller and increased nuclear abnormalities in great tit…
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