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Wild parrots learn what’s safe to eat by watching friends

Wild parrots learn what’s safe to eat by watching friends

By Stephen Beech Wild parrots quickly learn to eat new foods by copying their feathered friends, reveals new research. They grasp whether different types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, according to the findings published in the journal PLOS Biology. The learning

Zoo chimp undergoes health check-up

Zoo chimp undergoes health check-up

By Filipa Gaspar Footage shows a chimpanzee at a zoo being given a health check-up by vets - including a heart scan. The team at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) gave Edith, a 29-year-old female, a range of examinations, including a heart scan and a replacement

Animal cruelty probe in Clarkston leads to arrests, rescue of severely neglected animals

CLARKSTON — Two people were arrested Wednesday after the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, alongside Animal Control units, executed a search warrant in the Clarkston area after an investigation into suspected animal cruelty. Miguel Lopez and Jewels Lynch-Lopez were both arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals, the Sheriff&

Belgrade Police Department helped rescue animals, sheriff's office says

Animal Control units from the Bozeman and Belgrade Police Departments assisted in the removal and transport of eight horses, two donkeys, one cow, eleven dogs, eight guinea hens, and one cat, according to a Friday press release from the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies and

MSU professor teaches students to explore death without fear

MSU professor teaches students to explore death without fear

While many avoid conversations about death, Thomas Donovan — an Honors College faculty member at MSU — encourages people to face it with curiosity instead of fear. Donovan began his career as a physiotherapist and later earned a Ph.D in psychology at the age of 60. He has spent the past

Study reveals how seals ‘detox’ to bounce back from hunting trips

Study reveals how seals ‘detox’ to bounce back from hunting trips

By Stephen Beech Seals get their hearts racing to "detox" after exhausting hunting trips at sea. When the predatory mammals get back to land they speed up their heart to clear waste products and replenish oxygen stores, reveals new research on fur seals heart rate. Scientists explained that

Traffic stop: Warsaw's celebrity birds on perilous urban quest

Traffic stop: Warsaw's celebrity birds on perilous urban quest

Waddling across a Warsaw expressway, a brood of wild sea ducks brought traffic to a halt as volunteers held motorists at bay -- an annual ritual to protect the bustling Polish capital's famous ducklings. Every spring, dozens of days-old ducklings must make the risky trek from a centrally