Why are some animals so smart?

Article Abstract:

An extensive tool use among orangutans in Sumatran swamp is discovered and this unexpected finding answers a question of why are some animals so smart. Many researchers have revealed that orangutans near Sumatra's western coast are much more gregarious than red apes living elsewhere.

Indonesia, Behavior, Sumatra, Orangutan, Orangutans, Cognition in animals, Animal cognition

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Restoring America's big, wild animals

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Large animals are very critical for the health of the ecosystem and their loss can adversely affect the natural world, which is why biologists are proposing to reintroduce large vertebrates into North America that went extinct almost 13,000 years ago.

North America, Protection and preservation, Vertebrates, Animal genetics, Animal introduction, Extinct animals

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What fuels fat

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A report is presented on the human body mechanism that regulates energy storage in the form of fat. An imbalance of this mechanism can lead to obesity, a discovery that provides new targets for drug treatments to reverse obesity.

Health aspects, Prevention, Physiological aspects, Obesity, Physiological regulation, Biological control systems, Body weight, Fat, Fats, Weight reducing preparations, Anti-obesity agents

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