by Adam Cruise | Jan 29, 2024 | Studies
By Adam Cruise Abstract Trophy hunting is a controversial topic. On the one hand, the idea that a handful of the wealthy elite pays top dollar to shoot iconic and rare animals for ‘sport’ draws the ire of a far greater number of sensible (and sensitive) humans. On the...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 6, 2023 | Studies
By Brown University Elephants eat plants. That’s common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the iconic herbivores eat is more complicated. new study from a global team that included...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 28, 2022 | Studies
By Rhea Burton-Roberts, Line S. Cordes, Rob Slotow, Abi Tamim Vanak, Maria Thaker, Navashni Govender & Graeme Shannon – Scientific Reports Abstract For large herbivores living in highly dynamic environments, maintaining range fidelity has the potential to...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 21, 2022 | Studies
By Richard Sima, The New York Times The elephant has a secret hiding right on its nose. Its famous trunk, full of muscle and devoid of bone, can move in a virtually infinite number of directions and is capable of performing an array of tasks, such as tearing up...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 26, 2022 | Studies
By Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University – Phys.org A recent study from North Carolina State University finds a technique that uses dried spots of blood to measure health indicators in elephants is comparable to techniques that use larger blood samples...
