Bonobos—the closest living relatives to humans—create complex and meaningful combinations of calls resembling the word combinations of humans, says a new study that challenges long-held assumptions about what makes human communication unique. The study conducted by researchers at Harvard and the University of Zurich, has investigated the vocal behavior of wild bonobos on the Kokolopori The post Bonobos Communicate in Complex Phrases, a Language Process Once Thought Unique to Humans appeared first on Good News Network.

Breathtaking footage of a colossal squid has been collected by an undersea camera in the waters deep under Antarctica. Both the world’s largest cephalopod and largest invertebrate, a sighting of the colossal squid is one of the most sought after prizes in marine biology. Capable of growing 25 feet long (7 meters) and weighing 1,200 The post Colossal Squid Filmed in Deep-Sea Natural Habitat for the First Time appeared first on Good News Network.

A 2-year-old reported missing in the Arizona high desert on Monday was found in part thanks to a local rancher’s dog: a big, fluffy Pyrenees named Buford. Little Boden Allen wandered off his parents’ property in Seligman into mountain lion country at around 5:00 p.m. Monday evening. Yavapai County Search and Rescue conducted a 16-hour The post Missing Toddler Who Walked 7 Miles Alone Through Wilderness Led to Safety by Rancher’s Dog appeared first on Good News Network.

Security camera footage from the San Diego Zoo recently showed how its elephant herd formed a protective circle around its young after they were surprised by a recent earthquake. Originating about 3 miles south of Julian, Southern California, the magnitude 5.2 tremblor, gave the region down to Tijuana a good shaking. At the San Diego The post Zoo Camera Captures Elephants Protecting Their Young During San Diego Earthquake – (WATCH) appeared first on Good News Network.

With nothing more than the beast’s footprints, paleontologists in Canada have identified a new tail club-swinging armored dinosaur. The 100-million-year-old fossilized prints were found at two different locations in the Canadian Rockies mountain range. Researchers explained that there are two main groups of ankylosaurs. Nodosaurid ankylosaurs have a flexible tail and four toes, while ankylosaurid The post First Confirmed Footprints of 3-Toed Ankylosaur Found Anywhere in the World Identified in Canada appeared first on Good News Network.

There’s already an Amber Alert for children—now, one entrepreneur has asked the question, why isn’t there an Amber Alert for pets? That’s how FidoAlert was born. Using technology, a QR code, and SMS texting, it’s an alert for animals. And the best part is… it’s free. The pet alert network currently has over a million The post Free Service that Finds Lost Pets Already Reunited 40,000 Animals Using QR Codes and Network of a Million People appeared first on Good News Network.

A heartwarming union was captured at a Kansas zoo this week when a chimpanzee mother met her baby for the first time 14 hours after she gave birth via C-section. Named Mahale, the 30-year-old primate at The Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita gave birth to her first offspring since her last baby died accidentally two The post The Beautiful Moment a Mother Chimp Scoops Up Her New Baby the Day After C-Section–LOOK appeared first on Good News Network.

An English university has developed an AI-detection system that can identify a picture of an invasive Asian hornet in yet another innovative and positive application of the emerging technology. Not quite the “murder hornets” that invaded America a half-decade ago, the Asian hornet is nevertheless an extremely bothersome pest for all the same reasons, including The post University Develops AI to Detect Invasive Asian Hornets appeared first on Good News Network.

A Colorado rancher has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement that will see a conservation organization help pay for his land leases in exchange for letting wildlife access it. America is a leader across many dimensions, few more so than in innovative conservation strategies. From the concept of the ‘national park’ to the Federal duck stamp, America The post Elk Can Migrate Through Private Colorado Ranch After First-of-its-Kind Deal with Conservation Group appeared first on Good News Network.

A conservation nonprofit in Chile has delighted South American ecologists with the daytime camera trap footage of a Pampas cat, an extremely rare, non-endangered, and little-understood small wildcat species. Named after the characteristic South American environment they thrive in, the “Colocolo,” to use the local name, looks like a small lynx, or large house cat. The post Rare Colocolo Cat Captured on Trail Cam in Chile Sauntering up as if on a Catwalk (Watch) appeared first on Good News Network.