Remember Jaws? The 1975 hit movie turned sharks into some of the most feared animals on the planet. The image of the shark as a lone ruthless predator with his sole objective of devouring most living creatures nearby should be reassessed. Sharks are social animals and each has unique personality traits, according to a research performed at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, … [Read more...]
Wild Chimps Teach Each Other How to Use a New Tool
The circulation of ideas has long been thought to be one of the defining human traits. Our cousins, the chimps, seem to spread ideas from one community member to another as well, according to a study whose results have just been published in PLOS Biology. Chimpanzees use tools, a characteristic that has been observed for a long time now. But exactly how they learn to do it has never been seen … [Read more...]
