Group of bats hanging upside down on a tree branch, captured during the day.

New research quantifies flying foxes' economic contribution for the first time in Australia: An estimated 91M+ trees per year and up to AUD $955M annually to the timber industry. 🦇

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Are we underestimating pain in farmed animals? Insights from a webinar with Dr. Cynthia Schuck-Paim from Welfare Footprint Institute

Is a cage more than just confinement? 🐓

We may be underestimating the pain of farmed animals: Intensive environments can actually amplify how injuries are felt.

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Are A.I.-Generated Videos Changing How We See Animals? By manipulating animals to do wonderful things, we may become numb to their real wonder.

As AI-generated animal videos spread online, are we losing sight of the wonder of real animals? In the The New York Times, Sophie Haigney explores how synthetic wildlife content may distort our expectations of animal behaviour.

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Animals Say Hello, but Do They Say Goodbye? In recent years, researchers have challenged the idea that farewells are uniquely human.

Humans may say goodbye with a kiss or a hug. In the The New Yorker, Shayla Love explores emerging evidence that some animals, like baboons, may show similar behaviours that signal the end of an interaction.

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Apes can use their imagination and ‘play pretend’ - finds study Scientists sat across from a 43-year-old bonobo called Kanzi to have an imaginary tea party. Here’s what happened.

Ever thought about having an imaginary tea party with a bonobo? 🐒

The ability to imagine was long seen as uniquely human, but research shows apes can also think “beyond the here and now”.

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Detailed macro capture of Aedes albopictus mosquito on human skin.

⚠️ Deforestation in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is reshaping health: As wildlife declines, mosquitoes are feeding more on humans, increasing disease risk.

Protecting habitats and #animalwelfare is key to healthier ecosystems for people and animals.

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