An adult male orangutan contemplates his next move in haze produced by Indonesia’s 2015 wildfires.
Wendy Erb
Orangutans are vocal animals, so analyzing their calls during events like wildfires can indicate how smoke is affecting their health.
From an early age, children are able to recognize and respond to animal sounds.
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Animal sounds provide an engaging way for children to learn speech and language and can help them develop cognitive skills.
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An animal behaviour expert gives his view on finding that a killer whale can copy the sound ‘hello’.
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Humans tend to associate cats purring with happiness, but in turns out they also purr when in pain, hungry and alone.
The Cape peninsula moss frog is smaller than 20mm and is, therefore, hard to monitor.
Francois Becker
A robust technique using the wonders of digital media has helped researchers understand how threatened species like frogs are faring on our globally changing planet.