animal kingdom

New study examines complexity of dolphin culture; researchers determine that brain size correlates with “human-like” behaviors and societies

October 18, 2017 -

Posted by Janine Acero

(Natural News) In a major study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, the complexity of Cetacean culture and behavior has been linked to the size of their brains. Like other mammals, whales and dolphins have tightly-knit family groups called pods whereby they follow certain social structures and form complex relationships, similar to human societies. The research […]

in: Animals

Extensive sea ice in Antarctica causes disaster for colony of penguins with only TWO chicks surviving

October 16, 2017 -

Posted by Jayson Veley

(Natural News) In Antarctica, a colony of nearly 40,000 Adelie penguins emerged from their breeding season with just two chicks remaining due to unusually extensive sea ice late in the Summer, experts have said. The increased amount of sea ice made it so that the colony of penguins living on Petrels Island was forced to […]

in: Culture & Society, Current Events, weather

African dogs “vote” on group decisions by SNEEZING

September 7, 2017 -

Posted by Jhoanna Robinson

(Natural News) We put someone in a position of power based on how trustworthy and capable we think they are. We do this by by holding an electoral voting process, whose intricacies we would not delve into. How about animals? How do they reach a consensus as to who to put in power? According to […]

in: Animals, Politics, Science