Tragedy in the Peatlands: Devastating Forest Fires Claim Lives of Endangered Proboscis Monkeys in South Kalimantan

The escalating crisis of forest and land fires in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, has reached a harrowing humanitarian and ecological breaking point. Beyond the destruction of thousands of hectares of peatland…

Gibraltar Monkeys Develop Unique Mud-Eating Habit to Counteract Tourist-Provided Junk Food

Scientists have observed a peculiar behavior among the Barbary macaque population inhabiting the Rock of Gibraltar: a deliberate consumption of mud and soil. This unusual practice, known as geophagy, is…