They revel in the good times and comfort in the bad, offering one another companionship and support, strength and protection. After all, what are friends for? That is precisely the question that a devoted sector of scientists and behaviorists are puzzling to answer. But the ...
Web Resources Baboon Bonding http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1068798062574b221 Find out why bonding makes baboons better mothers. Baboons from Cradle to Grave http://www.princeton.edu/~baboon/cradle_to_grave.html Learn about the complete life cycle of baboons on this site sponsored by the Amboseli Baboon Research Project. Baboon Society http://www.princeton.edu/~baboon/social_life.html Take a glimpse into the ...
As we learn in NATURE's Murder in the Troop, life for a chacma baboon is defined by strict hierarchical structure. Among the most highly socialized of animal species, chacmas rely on a complex and varied communication system in order to candidly express themselves to family, ...
Voyage of the Lonely Turtle depicts a loggerhead sea turtle's remarkable journey across an ocean back to its familial nesting site. Venturing across thousands of miles of open ocean to emerge on the very beach where it was born years earlier, the loggerhead performs one ...
As master navigators of the sea, sea turtles like loggerheads have confounded scientists for years, setting off a research frenzy to uncover the secrets to their navigational expertise. Research on sea turtle navigation began with acclaimed zoologist Archie Carr in the 1950s. It was Carr's ...
Web resources: Adelita's Story http://www.turtles.org/adelita.htm Website describes Adelita's remarkable journey a decade ago. Maps and graphics included. The Ocean Conservancy http://www.oceanconservancy.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home Website associated with researcher Wallace J. Nichols. Focuses on critical ocean conservation issues such as restoring American fisheries and reducing human impact on wildlife. ...
He was orphaned after his mother was killed by a lion. He was left alone when his brother, Sambu, suffered the same fate. Then he was attacked by three territorial adult male cheetahs and left on the brink of death. Toki the cheetah has had ...
Web Sites: AfriCat Foundation http://www.africat.org Lise Hanssen's cheetah rescue and education organization, the AfriCat Foundation, was founded in 1991. AfriCat has grown significantly since then, and what started out primarily as an animal welfare organization now includes a focus on education and research as part ...
