New evidence from the Maya city of Copan, in Honduras, reveals that ancient Mesoamericans routinely captured and traded wild animals for symbolic and ritual purposes, according to a study published September 12, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nawa Sugiyama from George Mason University, Virginia, USA, and colleagues. Ancient Mesoamerican cultures used wild … Read more
A team of scientists at the University of Wyoming has provided the first empirical evidence that ungulates (hooved mammals) must learn where and when to migrate, and that they maintain their seasonal migrations by passing cultural knowledge across generations. The results were reported today in Science. Biologists have long suspected that, unlike many bird, fish … Read more
Udaipur : The soaring temperatures have not only hit the human life,but also making days miserable for the hapless animals in zoo. Forest authorities at the Sajjangarh Zoological Park here are taking varied measures to keep the inmates cool. Increased fluid diet, citrus fruits, electrolyte mixed water etc are to to name a few apart … Read more
NEW DELHI: Slamming Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the former’s “disrespectful statement” against opposition parties by equating them to animals reflect his “mentality”. Rahul further said, “We don’t take what Amit Shah says with too much seriousness.” In a scathing attack on political rivals, Shah … Read more
