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Meet the editor: Chi-Yun Kuo

Meet the editor: Chi-Yun Kuo

In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Chi-Yun Kuo, Associate Professor at Kaohsiung Medical University. Chi-Yun’s primary research interests are in understanding how animals can modify their behaviours as they interact with the environment and how such behavioural changes can alter population and community dynamics. The current research focus of his group is to examine how visual-based associative learning in predators might determine …

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Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction

Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction

With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines

The residents of Tecolutilla, Mexico, knew the heatwave was bad when they heard the thuds. One by one, the town’s howler monkeys, overcome with dehydration and exhaustion, were falling from the trees like apples, their limp bodies smacking the ground as temperatures sizzled past 43C (110F) in spring last year.

Those that survived were given ice and intravenous drips by rescuers. At least 83 of the primates were found dead in the state of Tabasco, though local veterinarians estimated hundreds throughout the region probably perished.

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How do I prep my garden this year? (I am a complete newbie)

How do I prep my garden this year? (I am a complete newbie)

I want to start gardening. My father’s garden is currently filled with wood chips because he wants to stop the weeds from growing. When he gave me the garden, the wood made it hard to dig in or pull weeds. I live in NYC, if that helps get an idea of the climate I am in. I have attached images of the backyard. My end goal is to lessen the wood and grow vegetables one day. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.

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