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Shareable online images of chimpanzees, elephants and other animals are threatening their conservation and welfare.
Sea otters can break the shell on a shellfish by hitting it against a stone resting on their belly. This can look like clapping. Some even have a favourite stone they carry around in their armpits.
New research suggests otters’ learning ability could help captive animals to thrive in the wild.
Why politicians need to stop playing politics with animals, and start taking their welfare seriously.
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Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, University of Exeter
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Curator of Cenozoic Palaeontology, Research and Exhibitions, Iziko Museums of South Africa; Honorary Research associate Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town
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Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
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Associate, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Universidad de Zaragoza
