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PARROTS AS WILD ANIMALS
Parrots masturbate too: New study finds it's natural for both males and females and more common in parent-raised birdsA new study reveals that masturbation in birds is a natural and widespread behavior, challenging the long-held belief that it's solely a si...
Parrots are 'wild animals', rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damageThe Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer for parrot damage to his pomegranate trees, classifying...
What are animals saying? 3 AI tools that could soon tell us their thoughtsScientists are using advanced AI tools to decode how animals communicate, with projects focused on dolphins, whales, and other species. Goo...
PM Modi inaugurates Vantara in Gujarat: A landmark in wildlife conservationPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Vantara, the world's largest animal rescue and conservation centre in Gujarat. Spread over 3,500 a...
Mammalian brain size depends on the quality of parental care: StudyThe research was carried out on a sample of bird brains.
Happy birthday, Walt Disney! 7 lessons on entrepreneurship, reinvention, and dreaming big from the OG showmanFrom going bankrupt to building a multi-billion empire, reinvention was Disney's secret to longevity.
Tarantulas from Poland, Tamarins from Thailand seized in ChennaiThe end price of exotic creatures is very high. But enforcement agencies, in recent years, have stopped assigning any monetary value to wil...
Maharashtra: Bird flu cases confirmed in Parbhani, Mumbai, ThaneIn the morning, Parbhani Collector Deepak Muglikar told that bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of death of around 900 hens at a poul...
Maharashtra confirms bird flu cases in Parbhani, Mumbai, Thane, Beed and Dapoli
Zimbabwe bird sanctuary has 400 species, not enough touristsThere is a martial eagle, a black eagle, an Egyptian vulture and hundreds of other birds. With an estimated 400 species of birds on an idyl...
DRI busts exotic birds trafficking syndicate, arrests 2 for smuggling 22 macaws from BangladeshThe joint operation was carried out in coordination with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Customs Department at the Kolkata...
From Dajipur's wild side to Dahanu's lovely beaches, what would you choose?A trip to Bannerghatta Biological Park is also a fulfiling experience for a nature enthusiast.
Peru: Trees like giants in the Amazon jungle, pink dolphins frolick and shamans make magical brewsThe interaction of water and sediment between these two large rivers is very significant for Pacaya Samiria, which houses a large diversity...
- In a first, parrots found using and sharing tools
A species of parrots found in Madagascar and Comoros was found to use tools – a first among parrots.
Birds, not just mammals, copy yawns: StudyContagious yawning was previously thought only to occur between humans, domestic dogs, chimpanzees and Sprague-Dawley rat.
Un-lonely SelfIt’s been believed for a while now that an enforced or even self-imposed isolation deprives normally social animals, including us of course...
Evil eye falls on slender lorisThey are round-eyed, timid, nocturnal primates. And their chances of survival seem to be getting slender owing to the gruesome way in which...
Polly made us jollyAnthropologist Pat Shipman goes so far as to say that the animals made us human- in a control freaky way, which allowed one group of primat...
- Birdwings and koala hugs
Surrounded by the lush green yet the dense World Heritage Rainforests, Kuranda Village happens to be the most scenic mountainous retreat wi...