Scientists find good places to grow long-spined sea urchins, a starting point to restore ‘the lawn mowers of the reefs’

Scientists find good places to grow long-spined sea urchins, a starting point to restore ‘the lawn mowers of the reefs’

Scientists call long-spined sea urchins “the lawn mowers of the reefs” because they eat algae that could otherwise smother reef ecosystems and kill corals. That’s why researchers affiliated with the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab (TAL), who work at the Florida Aquarium’s Conservation Campus in Apollo Beach, are trying to raise as many urchins […]

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Drumroll please: Queensland cockatoos craft unique musical instruments to impress females

Drumroll please: Queensland cockatoos craft unique musical instruments to impress females

Not only can Australia’s male palm cockatoos keep a beat, they craft their own unique drumsticks and pass the skills down to their sons. New research from the Australian National University, led by Prof Rob Heinsohn, shows these colourful birds make their own unique musical instruments from branches and hard seed pods. According to Heinsohn, […]

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Lion brutally attacks hyena in front of tourists – but then its pack fights back – graphic video!

Lion brutally attacks hyena in front of tourists – but then its pack fights back – graphic video!

A group of tourists were left “traumatised” after a huge lion brutally attacked a squealing hyena just metres away from their truck during what was meant to be a peaceful safari. Maddie Lowe and mum Margot Lowe were being guided around Sabi Sands Nature Reserve, South Africa, on August 16 when they spotted a hyena […]

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