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01/20/2022 10:28 pm
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-19/cygnet-rescue-wetland-perth/100752956
A good news story in that the baby black swans are rescued, the bad news is the environmental problems we are causing that made it necessary,
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01/27/2022 5:15 am
Hi guys
A lot of our wild koalas are infected with chlamydia and they have been trying to find a cure.
https://amp.9news.com.au/article/34a02881-5b67-4baf-a610-7a91ba2ba0cb
New chlamydia vaccine could save Koalas from extinction
https://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/7595070/vaccine-trial-offers-hope-for-koalas/?cs=12
Vaccine trial offers hope for koalas
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01/27/2022 4:46 pm
Have you heard of the "John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward"?
British-American comedian John Oliver bought a large quantity of items (including a jockstrap) from actor Russell Crowe's "divorce sale" in 2018. He donated the items to the last Blockbuster Video Store (located in Alaska), so they could put the items on display to drum up business (it didn't work well enough).
In return Russell Crowe donated the money to help koalas--
See amusing video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgRurZ5gdSw
https://amp.abc.net.au/article/100851458
Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices
Australian magpies are no exception. As a generalist species that excels in problem solving, it has adapted well to the extreme changes to its habitat from humans.
The birds needed to problem solve, possibly testing at pulling and snipping at different sections of the harness with their bill. They also needed to willingly help other individuals, and accept help.
The scientists had good intentions the tracking devices were to help them understand more about magpies, trouble was they didn’t ask them what they thought.
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Perhaps we can improve the plight of animals by understand animals better.
Take bees for example. Scientists just discovered that bees can do math. Really?
They found that bees are the only known animal besides humans that can understand odd and even numbers.
Studies have shown honeybees can learn to order quantities, perform simple addition and subtraction, match symbols with quantities and relate size and number concepts.
I bet they aren't the only other animal to learn these concepts. I mean, chimps? Dolphins...I bet they could learn or already know this as well. But who would have thought bees!
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-honeybees-humans-animals-difference-odd.html