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5 days ago · Homo (from Latin homō 'human') is a genus of great ape (family Hominidae) that emerged from the genus Australopithecus and encompasses only a single extant species, Homo sapiens (modern humans), along with a number of extinct species (collectively called archaic humans) classified as either ancestral or closely related to modern ...
5 days ago · Zoonotic diseases generally refer to diseases of animal origin in which direct or vector mediated animal-to-human transmission is the usual source of human infection. Animal populations are the principal reservoir of the pathogen and horizontal infection in humans is rare.
6 days ago · Dozens of species come within our remit including bears, chipmunks, deer, eagles, foxes, groundhogs, horses, prairie dogs, raccoons, snakes and more. In our work we frequently encounter a public that is surprised to learn that so many diverse species exist and even flourish within human communities.
4 days ago · Learn about human-wildlife conflict in South Africa, why it’s happening, which animals are most affected, and how IFAW is helping to reduce this conflict.
5 days ago · Great apes are the subset of non-human primates which include orangutans, gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees. Over 16 years ago Spain first tried to grant great apes personhood. The...
4 days ago · Primates are also the most cognitively advanced animals, with humans (genus Homo) capable of creating complex languages and sophisticated civilizations, and non-human primates are recorded to use tools.
6 days ago · SS: A human neuron is generally much larger. A human neuron can extend from one side of the brain to the other, or between the brain and spinal cord. A giraffe or whale neuron can be larger...
Oct 1, 2024 · Human-to-pet communication requires speech processing by the animal and adjustments of the human speaking rate to match their pet’s receptive abilities. This study shows that dogs and humans share similar but not identical speech processing mechanisms and that dog-human vocal interactions match dogs’ sensory-motor tuning.
4 days ago · More than a dozen tigers have died after contracting bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam. A caretaker at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa city told State media VNExpress that the animals were fed with raw chicken bought from nearby farms.
4 days ago · In Feminism in the Wild, Dr. Ambika Kamath and Dr. Melina Packer reveal how scientists studying animal behavior have long projected human norms and values onto animals while seeking to understand them.
