Watch this cockatoo make music with a stick
Birds bang out a beat to attract mates
Plants & Animals
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How chimps outmuscle humans
Study suggests we may have traded strength for other benefits -
Almost all of the 29 coral reefs on U.N. World Heritage list damaged by bleaching
Body issues dire warning on future of landmark reefs -
Leopard mothers show flexible child care
Cubs leave home at various times -
A surprisingly simple explanation for the shape of bird eggs
Researchers crack a centuries-old mystery -
Surge in wildlife killings is wiping out giraffes
Slow reproduction compounds impacts of poaching and habitat loss -
Bats really do harbor more dangerous viruses than other species
A new study is set to end a long-running debate among virus ecologists -
These female frogs are the first of their kind to croon to their guys
Unusual courtship behavior may be a rare example of sex role reversal -
Every year, thousands of drowned wildebeest feed this African ecosystem
Carcasses deliver massive pulse of nutrients to river ecosystem and meals for birds, crocodiles, and fish -
True altruism seen in chimpanzees, giving clues to evolution of human cooperation
Two studies show chimps helping out even those who aren’t related to them -
Ancient Egyptians may have given cats the personality to conquer the world
Civilization of the pharaohs may have turbocharged domestication -
Cocaine trafficking is destroying Central America’s forests
Drug trade has stripped Nicaragua of nearly one-third of its woodlands -
German breeders develop ‘open-source’ plant seeds
Anyone can use the new tomato and plant varieties, but they must remain in the public domain -
Research on lab chimps is over. Why have so few been retired to sanctuaries?
There’s plenty of blame to go around, Science finds -
Crazy-faced cats don’t win the adoption game
Unlike dogs, their facial expressions don’t make a whit of difference -
