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Animals

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National Geographic

25 years after returning to Yellowstone, wolves have helped stabilize the ecosystem

5 min · From 2020 · New research shows that by reducing populations and thinning out weak and sick animals, wolves have a role in creating resilient elk herds. · Shared by 22, including Tim Ferriss, LoriBeth, John Koetsier
Ars Technica

Experiments show hummingbirds see colors you’ve never dreamed of

3 min · From 2020 · We see red+blue as purple, but birds can see purple+UV. (Whoa.) · Shared by 43, including Jennifer Ouellette, LoriBeth, ExApologist, Antonio Vieira Santos, Nicolas Babin
biology
Outside

What I Saw When I Came Eye-to-Eye with a Whale

18+ min · From 2020 · Sperm whales are extra­ordinarily intelligent animals with deep family traditions and the ability to communicate across oceans with sonic clicks. But when Rowan Jacobsen had a close encounter with one… · Shared by 26, including LoriBeth
biology
Bored Panda

30 Animals That Look Like They’re About To Drop The Hottest Albums Of The Year

7 min · From 2020 · The Grammys may have come and gone, but these animals are already putting their game faces on for next year. Hold on to your seat, Adele. · Shared by 31, including Esther Schindler, LoriBeth, Brian Solis, Chris Skinner, trudy, Katie Dill, Tim Ferriss
The Guardian

Animals failing to adapt to speed of climate crisis, study finds

2 min · From 2019 · Scientists warn of ‘alarming’ lag between human-driven seasons shift and animals’ behavioural changes · Shared by 22, including Thomas Power, Ray Monk, Katja Evertz, LoriBeth
climate crisis
The Atlantic

A New Origin Story for Dogs

20+ min · From 2017 · The first domesticated animals may have been tamed twice. · Shared by 47, including LoriBeth
Fast Company

Should zoos exist?

9 min · From 2019 · Should the future of educating the public about exotic animals be in sanctuaries and virtual zoos, not places where animals are kept in cages? · Shared by 70, including Philanthropy News Digest, Martina Grolimund, Liliane Ferrari ™, Gabriele, Bernhard Huessy, LoriBeth, Yvette Dubel, bouiboui
animals
zoo
Evening Standard

Nearly 500 million animals killed in Australian bushfires

6 min · From 2019 · Around 480 million animals are feared to have died in the bushfires sweeping Australia, including nearly a third of the koalas in New South Wales's main habitat. · Shared by 32, including Liv 😷 💙, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, LoriBeth, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Ray Monk, Faik Ersoy, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙
environment
The Guardian

Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating, scientists warn

3 min · From 2020 · Analysis shows 500 species are on the brink of extinction, the same as were lost over the entire last century · Shared by 180, including LoriBeth, Fern, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Ross Wood
science
biology
Forbes

Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% Of Their Habitat

2 min · From 2019 · As Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations have dwindled along with their habitat, leaving them “functionally extinct.” · Shared by 165, including Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, John Tasioulas, J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்), Biz Carson, Richard Bernabe, Dorothy Bishop, David V. Johnson, Carla Gentry, Jennifer Ouellette, Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈🗽🌹, Juliana de Albuquerque | @ajuliana@mas.to, Christopher D. Long, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tom Raftery, Eric Holthaus, Dr. Marshall Shepherd, trudy, Anita Leirfall, Deborah Blum, Amy Cuddy, PhD
environment
biology
Design You Trust

These Pics Are Composed Of As Many Pixels As There Are Animals Still Alive In These Species

2 min · From 2019 · A brilliant 2008 campaign by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been resurfacing thanks to a recent reddit post going viral. The campaign, called WWF Japan – Population by pixel, was created by the agency… · Shared by 248, including LoriBeth, Ed Yong isn’t really here, Deborah Blum, Andrea Walji, Shawn Venasse, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Katja Evertz, #MuskOut (not parody), Hans Bickhofe, Balda
marketing
design
environment
biology
Neal Agarwal

The Deep Sea

From 2019 · Scroll down the deep sea in this interactive page. · Shared by 888, including David Smith, Dorothy Bishop, Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Jessica Hische, Tim Bray, Nathan Yau, Richard Dawkins, Delip Rao 🥭, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Steve Silberman, Brad Frost, Anita Leirfall, Mathew Ingram, Liam Bright, Jerry Saltz, Klaus Eck, Edward Tufte, Ferris Jabr
oceans
biology
animals
sea
The New Yorker

The Day the Dinosaurs Died

20+ min · From 2019 · A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth. · Shared by 677, including Korben, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Richard Deitsch, Florian Hanke 🍎, Marsha Collier, Mathew Ingram, Nils Hitze, @keithwilson@fediphilosophy.org 🦣, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Dominik Grolimund, Aral Balkan, Mike Davidson, Michael Seemann, Brian Resnick, Tiago Forte, mdy, Beto Esquivel, Ward Plunet, Ajit Pai, Jeff Atwood
science
biology
dinosaurs
The New York Times

With an Internet of Animals, Scientists Aim to Track and Save Wildlife

7 min · From 2020 · Using tiny sensors and equipment aboard the space station, a project called ICARUS seeks to revolutionize animal tracking. · Shared by 32, including Tamara Dull, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, George M 🇪🇺, LoriBeth
biology
nature

What’s the risk that animals will spread the coronavirus?

4 min · From 2020 · Researchers say there’s an urgent need to find out whether animals can catch the virus and pass it to people. · Shared by 15, including Roger Highfield, LoriBeth
biology
The Atlantic

Photos: Animals During the Pandemic

8 min · From 2020 · Images of animals around the globe, both affected by, and coping with, a suddenly changed world · Shared by 23, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, LoriBeth
photography
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