Fauna

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Pectinereis strickrotti, a worm species, has been found thriving in the deep ocean near methane seeps off the coast of Costa Rica at a respectable depth of 1000 meters, challenging previous beliefs about the inhospitability of this environment, marking the 48th new species discovered in- and around the methane seep, exhibiting characteristics typical of ragworms, including segmented body, parapodia, and hidden jaws

Fauna,Marine life,Nature
Indian scientists witnessed a unique burial ritual for deceased calves resembling human funeral rites, where elephant herds carried the deceased calves using trunks and legs before burying them with legs facing upward, after which the herds quickly left the burial sites, avoiding the area and opting for alternate migration routes

Animal behaviour,Fauna,Nature
Hermit crabs are increasingly wearing plastic trash as housing instead of natural snail shells, bottle caps being a favourite, discussing reasons and implications of behaviour like decline of snail shells and impact of plastic pollution on wildlife and ecdosystems

Animal behaviour,Fauna,Nature
Absence of female partners can explain the difference in song rate between dawn and dusk chorus of male blue tits who seem to increase their song rate the longer they’re separated from their mate, might shed light on puzzling origin of phenomenon

Animal behaviour,Fauna,Nature
Dogs that deviate from their original and natural wolf-like skull shape tend to have more health problems, while smaller dogs generally live longer, due to genetic factors and selective breeding, concluding with recommendation to keep health risk into consideration when chosing dog breed

Dogs,Fauna,Nature
Large group of monkeys overtake Thai city, wreaking havoc and causing chaos, while city authorities tries various methods to control them, with no success so far, resulting in frustrated locals being violently attacked and getting their food and property destroyed and stolen by the aggressive invaders

Animal behaviour,Fauna,Nature
Mysterious oozing black egg, found by Japanese researchers 6,000 meter below sea surface in the western Pacific Ocean, is suspected to belong to a new deep-sea animal species, possibly mollusk or cnidarian, where soft to the touch and attached to a dead coral branch by a thin stalk

Fauna,Marine life,Nature
Moths and other insects are not really drawn to the light, but get stuck in a loop attempting to turn their back towards the strongest light source, normally the moon, but get disrupted and trapped in a continuous steering loop by our artificial lights

Animal behaviour,Fauna,Nature
Sea otters are preventing erosion in salt marshes by hunting and eating shore crabs that damage the vegetation by 67%, suggesting that otters could have similar positive effect on other salt-marsh habitats as they recover from near extinction

Animal behaviour,Fauna,Nature
Hope still remain for the 856 animal species that have been missing for more than 10 years to be found again, with possible rediscovery sites that include tropical forests, islands and mountains, including species like Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, De Winton’s golden mole and Victorian grassland earless dragon in Australia

Fauna,Lost species,Nature