I -- I Just Really Needed To Do That...

I -- I just really needed to do that...

It was an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, Hypsibius dujardini

In important reminder for us all during this Channookkaugh season.

There is, apparently, no incorrect way to spell yoghourt.

Shakespeare walks into a gay bar

[Exit, pursued by a bear]

i do not like them sam i am

i do not like

A team of researchers has found a simple and unique way to considerably reduce stress levels and increase the welfare of monkeys living in a popular zoo.

The study, carried out by Durham University with Chester Zoo, found that planting a metre-wide barrier of tropical shrubs between the monkeys’ glass-fronted enclosures and the visitors’ viewing platforms reduced the animals’ stress-related behavior (such as showing their teeth and pacing) by more than half.

In addition to the significant overall improvement in the animals’ welfare after the shrubs were planted, the researchers found that stress-related behaviour specifically directed at the visitors, such as approaching the glass, reduced by 54 per cent. Instead, the type of behaviour monkeys would show in the wild, such as climbing and eating, increased by 13 per cent. The study also showed a 16 per cent rise in sociable behaviour, such as playing and grooming each other. (Source)

Photo by Fiona Rogers.