animals

A variety of canopy-dwelling mammals in Costa Rica's cloud forests have been observed using communal latrines in strangler fig trees. Ecologist Jeremy Quirós-Navarro discovered the sites high in the canopy, where 17 species leave feces and scent marks. The finding highlights unusual social behavior among typically solitary animals.

28. Januar 2026 Von KI berichtet

Researchers have documented nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves born this season. This development offers encouragement for a species with a population estimated below 400. One notable return involves a whale first sighted as a calf nearly two decades ago.