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Close Male Dolphin Friendships Linked to Slower Biological Aging, Study Finds

A DNA-based epigenetic clock measured lower cellular age in Shark Bay males with tight, long-term bonds.

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Study Documents Orcas Teaming With Dolphins to Hunt Salmon off B.C.

Higher Baseline Stress Predicts Cannabis Self-Administration in Rats, WSU Study Finds

Humans Rank Seventh in New Mammal Monogamy Study, Below Beavers and Above Meerkats

Maryland Zoo Announces Eight African Penguin Chicks in Species Survival Effort

Chernobyl’s “Blue Dogs” Aren’t Mutants, Scientist Says

Newly Described Cretaceous Bird Packed With 800 Throat Stones Points to Choking Death

Newly Described Cretaceous Bird Likely Choked on 800 Stones, Study Finds

Mountain Lion Sighting in Duluth Prompts Brief School Security Measures

Ethology Study Finds Cats Meow More to Male Caregivers

Terminally Ill Ant Pupae Signal Workers to Execute Them, Study Finds

Study Finds Captive Dolphins Are Most Vocal During Structured Activities, With Play Driving Pulsed Sounds

Science Study Finds Trained Macaques Keep Time With Human Songs

Study Documents Wolf Hauling Crab Trap by Buoy Line in Possible First for the Species

Fossil Endocasts Show Pterosaurs Evolved Flight-Ready Brains Independently of Birds

Wolves Pull Crab Traps on B.C. Coast, Raising Questions About Animal Tool Use

National Zoo Confirms Elephant Nhi Linh’s Pregnancy, First Expected Calf in Nearly 25 Years

Monk Parakeets ‘Test the Waters’ To Form New Friendships, Study Finds

AI Uncovers a Second Lion Roar, Opening New Paths for Conservation

Parasitic Ant Queens Trick Colonies Into Killing Their Queen, Study Finds