Zoology
Biology
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Pirarucu scales form a special armor
The composition and structure of pirarucu scales make them highly resistant to punctures and tension
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Ethology
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Changes in primate culture
Capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) living in Serra da Capivara National Park in Piauí 3,000 years ago knew how to break and crush fruits and seeds using stones
By Redação
Zoology
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Gorillas mourn the dead
Just like humans and other primates, gorillas exhibit mourning behavior
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Video
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Characterizing ecosystems through sound
Acoustic information portrays environments and set natural changes apart from those caused by human action | 7'46"
By Redação
Zoology
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Bees capable of adding and subtracting
Apis mellifera bees can learn to recognize quantities
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Biodiversity
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The long life of parrots
Genetic mutations help the turquoise-fronted Amazon parrot live for up to 80 years
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Zoology
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Orangutan mother alerts infant of danger after spotting a “tiger”
Primate makes a noise that sounds like a kiss to warn its offspring
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HERITAGE
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The pain of loss
Six hours of fire destroyed 200 years of heritage at the largest natural-history museum in Latin America
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Biodiversity
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The Geoffroy’s cat and its behavior
Biologists monitored a population of Geoffroy's cats (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the Caverá mountains
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Video
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New species of colorful fish stuns researchers
Discovery off the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago is evidence of a unique and little known fauna
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Biodiversity
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The isolated jaguars of Espírito Santo State
Researchers tries to to learn more about the largest feline on the continent, the jaguar
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Biodiversity
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The (almost) inaudible song of a hummingbird
The black jacobin hummingbird's song is inaudible to other bird species
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