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Hundreds of Capybaras ‘Conquered’ This Town. Now What?

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025Jack Nicas and Anita Pouchard SerraComments Off on Hundreds of Capybaras ‘Conquered’ This Town. Now What?

The world’s largest rodent is multiplying in — and dividing — one of Argentina’s most exclusive gated communities.

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Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

February 13, 2025February 13, 2025LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKAComments Off on Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than one million euros.

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Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKAComments Off on Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than one million euros.

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For Some Mammals, Large Adult Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Norm

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Emily AnthesComments Off on For Some Mammals, Large Adult Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Norm

Despite a common narrative that male mammals tend to dwarf female ones, fewer than half of mammalian species display that pattern, a new study suggests.

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‘Welsh Tidy Mouse’ Tidies Tiny Welsh House

January 8, 2024ISABELLA KWAIComments Off on ‘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.

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Will Rat-Infested 24 Sussex Drive Be Replaced?

September 9, 2023IAN AUSTENComments Off on Will Rat-Infested 24 Sussex Drive Be Replaced?

Leaked information suggests that security concerns may force officials to build a new house to replace 24 Sussex Drive, the derelict and abandoned official residence of Canada’s prime ministers.

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Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats?

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023Oliver WhangComments Off on Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats?

Welcome to the rat trapper’s dilemma.

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The Animal Translators

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022Emily AnthesComments Off on The Animal Translators

Scientists are using machine learning to eavesdrop on naked mole rats, fruit bats, crows and whales — and to communicate back.

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Don’t Blame Monkeys for Monkeypox, W.H.O. Says After Attacks

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022April RubinComments Off on Don’t Blame Monkeys for Monkeypox, W.H.O. Says After Attacks

The outbreak is centered on humans, not animals, health officials said, after a report that some monkeys were harmed in São Paulo, Brazil, out of fear of transmission, according to local authorities.

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Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak Becomes Clearer to Scientists

June 23, 2022APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak Becomes Clearer to Scientists

Even as cases rise, genetic analysis suggests that the virus has been silently circulating in people since 2018.

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