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Discovery in Bolivia sheds light on the mysterious clouded tiger-cat
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (389+ words) The nocturnal, solitary ‘Leopardus pardinoides,’ recently recognized as a species, was recorded for the first time in Cochabamba... They are easy to mistake for a house cat: similar in size, several are completely black, and they have that confident look…...
Animal talk: How AI is helping us understand other species
1+ week, 4+ day ago (565+ words) EL PAÍS English...
Africa’s lucrative, nutritious grasshopper business runs into Western prejudice against eating insects
2+ week, 6+ day ago (451+ words) Sold around the world, their protein content is comparable to meat, according to the FAO. But the possibility of expanding their consumption as a food alternative is coming up against a limited presence in global food strategies and a lack…...
Unusual creatures are more appealing: What guppies teach us about evolution
3+ week, 3+ day ago (266+ words) Spanish biologist Ignacio Paulin became fascinated by the behavior of these fish, in a project that could now disappear due to budget cuts by the Trump administration “One day, we were introduced. And he asked me, ‘Why are you here?...
Manoliño and other dolphins who approach people to escape their loneliness
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) A study documents how these playful cetaceans allow themselves to be touched, an unusual relationship that can pose a danger to their welfare and to the people they interact with “Manoliño, for example, who was a real sweetheart, was also…...
Molecular technology reveals that shark meat is being sold as corvina in Ecuador
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (409+ words) A genetic analysis finds that nearly 47.42% of corvina samples collected from various markets contain shark meat Ten years ago, a study conducted in Ecuadorian food markets revealed that some of the species of fish being sold were mislabeled: 26.67% of the…...
In the cloud forest of Cali, birdsong becomes medicine
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (766+ words) EL PAÍS English...