Rebecca Ratcliffe
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- Oct 1, 2026
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âThe toll is hugeâ: El Niño-driven wildfires overwhelm Indonesiaâs orangutan population (opens the original)
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The global climate phenomenon has triggered devastating infernos in the apeâs Indonesian heartlands, with long-term effects on the animals still unknown The motherâs hands were peeling from walking on the torched ground. Her eight-month-old baby, which clung to her side, was dehydrated and thin. The pair, named Mama Abu and Abu (âashâ in Indonesian), were found in an oil palm subsidiary estate, rescuers say. The orangutan pair were saved last month from wildfires that are devouring Indon
Theyâre the sopranos of the forest, so whatâs silencing the gibbonsâ morning chorus? (opens the original)
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As human development and roads increasingly fragment their habitats, a study suggests traffic noise could be altering the animalsâ wake-up call Dawn has broken, and the air is cool and still. Itâs at about this time that gibbons usually erupt into song, wa-oo-ing and wa-ing from the highest branches and filling the tree tops with rich melodies. But in this corner of Malaysian forest, bordered by housing and roads, the resident white-handed gibbons are quiet. All that can be heard is the hum
âWe humans are inept at taking care of baby animalsâ: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild (opens the original)
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Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of âfeelgoodâ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and snacks donated by the public. Their contact with carers was limited to two people. Then, after up to a year in rehabilitation, they returned home to the wilds of British Columbia. âItâs a feelgood thing â pe
The âCockroach Lordâ who names new species after Tolkien and Pokémon characters (opens the original)
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Cristian Lucañas has discovered multiple species of cockroach in the Philippines, and believes thereâs far more to the much-maligned insect than meets the eye When Cristian Lucañas tells people about his job, their response is normally a mix of shock and confusion. âThe majority would actually be questioning why,â says Lucañas, 32, who is the only entomologist specialising in cockroaches in the Philippines, where he is known as the âCockroach Lordâ. He recalls one person, apparently
Shovels for feet and blotting paper skin: the âlittle fat froggyâ facing a fight for survival (opens the original)
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The desert rain frog, native to a narrow coastal strip of south-west Africa, has been classified as vulnerable on the IUCN red list, as its habitat is threatened by mining The desert rain frog is one of the most unusual amphibians on the planet. With a rotund body and stumpy legs that dig rather than jump, it has evolved to survive not in wetlands or rainforests, but in the unforgiving dunes of the southern African desert. This week the species was declared to be threatened with extinction by th
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