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Animals in Science 4 days, 20 hours ago

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds

Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research showsChronic ocean heating is fuelling a “staggering and deeply concerning” loss of marine life, a study has found, with fish levels falling by …

The Guardian
Animals in Science 6 days, 13 hours ago

Study reveals whistling secret of horses’ whinny

Scientists have discovered source of neigh’s unique combination of high- and low-pitched sounds Horses whinny to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments like feeding time.How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound – also called a neigh …

The Guardian
Companion Animals 6 days, 19 hours ago

The pet I’ll never forget: Stevie, the chicken who joined my dog pack

Affectionate, ballsy, she thought she was a dog, and taught me how social and intelligent chickens can beStevie and her siblings were the first batch of chickens I ever owned. I fostered them from a nearby animal shelter in 2021. …

The Guardian
Animals in Science 1 week, 2 days ago

Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police

City of Catania calls ruse to avoid CCTV cameras installed to stop fly-tipping ‘as cunning as it is doubly wrong’A man in Catania, Sicily, trained his dog to dump bags of rubbish by the roadside in an attempt to evade …

The Guardian
Animals in Science 1 week, 3 days ago

New Zealand bug of the year: moth named Avatar after mining threat crowned winner

Arctesthes avatar moth, which won nearly half of the votes, was discovered in 2012 and is critically endangeredA tiny critically endangered moth, named after the Avatar films because of the proposed mining activity threatening its primary habitat, has been crowned …

The Guardian
Animals in Science 1 week, 3 days ago

Horse meat set to be banned in Italy amid draft equine bill

Law defines animals including horses, donkeys and mules as pets and is backed by opposition partiesItaly could soon ban horse meat as part of a law that would define equine animals including horses, donkeys and mules as pets, making it …

The Guardian
Wildlife 1 week, 4 days ago

Second wild beaver spotted living at Norfolk nature reserve

Exclusive: Pensthorpe was believed to be home to just one individual but pair have been filmed grooming each otherNo one knows where they came from or how they ended up in Norfolk. But one thing is certain: now, there are …

The Guardian