For months, a mysterious helper was cleaning up the work bench in Rodney Holbrook’s shed every night. He caught the visitor, tail and all, on video.
Tag: Animal Behavior
‘Welsh Tidy Mouse’ Tidies Tiny Welsh House
For months, a mysterious helper was cleaning up the work bench in Rodney Holbrook’s shed every night. He caught the visitor, tail and all, on video.
The World in Stories: 13 Favorite Dispatches From 2023
Our correspondents ventured to some of the world’s most remote, and dangerous, locales to report stories that reveal a country’s culture and the human condition. Here are our favorites from the year.
Tasmania Falls for Neil the Seal, a 1,000-Pound Beach Bum
He basks in parking spaces, frolics with traffic cones and generally makes himself at home. But the authorities are worried about the risks of too much time among humans.
Why Vultures Might Just Be the Smartest Birds Above the Block
The birds are widely reviled for their carrion-eating ways. But an evolutionary history of scavenging has forged a creative, cunning and wide-ranging mind.
To Knock an Elephant Off Balance, Bring Out a Giant Blindfold
Elephants rely on visual cues to maintain consistent timing of their strides, a new study suggests.
India’s Preparations for G20 Summit Must Also Account for Monkeys
For New Delhi, monkeys are a minor problem compared with poverty and pollution, but the government doesn’t want them stealing the spotlight when world leaders arrive.
A 12,000-Year-Old Bird Call, Made of Bird Bones
A collection of small flutes carved from waterfowl bones may have been used as hunting aids, a new study suggests.
Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives
The heat, a new study suggests, makes for an ideal breeding ground for these eight-legged animals.
As Weather Threats Loom, Even Chimps Learn to Shelter in Place
How do you teach 300 chimpanzees to seek safety in a storm? With cowbells, sound machines and a bright orange Frisbee.