Kenny Taylor
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Pet monkeys get welfare lifeline under new English rules
New licensing will restrict keeping of primates as pets in England within the next two years.
Monk parakeets may be able to talk like humans, finds new study
Recordings made in Barcelona show these social birds have individual ‘voiceprints’, like humans.
Wriggling 8cm-long roundworm larvae found in Australian woman’s brain
Wriggling 8cm-long roundworm larvae found in Australian woman’s brain
Two new poisonous birds discovered
Toxins in feathers from Papua New Guinea jungle birds reveal link to poison dart frogs
Damselfish behaviour is influenced by rats
Loss of seabirds through rat predation affects reef fish hostility and could have wider impacts
Traffic noise increases aggression amongst rural robins
A new study has shown that country-dwelling robins get feistier in response to human-made noise pollution.
Breeding ‘song’ of scarce whale recorded for the first time
The sei whale is the third-largest marine mammal, but its calls are seldom heard.
Seals found to have a sense of rhythm
Harbour seals and humans could have evolved parallel skills in vocal learning and rhythm processing.
Orcas work together to attack great white sharks
New video footage reveals these supreme hunters taking down the largest predatory fish on Earth.
Mega insect migration stuns scientists
Seeing millions of insects cross from Asia to Europe has been a revelation
Boy's discovery reveals “mind-blowing” plant-insect interaction
Careful observation by a boy in his garden has led to a newly discovered link between oak trees, gall wasps and ants
Humpback whales can learn songs from other populations, study reveals
A new study shows that humpback whales can accurately learn a song from a different humpback population
How do bats deceive predators like birds?
In the first documented case of its kind in a mammal, a bat sounds like an insect to scare off bat-eating birds.
Scotland's Flow Country steps closer to World Heritage status
Plans are advancing to make Europe’s largest expanse of blanket bog a World Heritage Site.
A new Everglades contest has begun: cat versus snake
Bobcat predating Burmese python eggs is a significant first and could benefit Florida’s native wildlife.
Global biodiversity hotspot faces mining threat
Endangered amphibians, including a toad new to science, are at risk from planned copper extraction in Ecuador’s cloud forests
Ecologists develop vaccine to save Endangered albatrosses
A new vaccine has been created which could help albatrosses in the southern Indian Ocean.
Scottish cull of ravens sanctioned
Scottish Natural Heritage is allowing the killing of 69 ravens a year to protect nesting waders.
Norwegian government plans to cull 70 per cent of its wolf population
The Norwegian Government will cull four of its wolf packs.
Oil fear for Moray Firth dolphins
Ship-to-ship transfer proposals show complete disregard for Moray Firth dolphins, says report.