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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.

January 28, 2026 由 AI 报道

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.