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October 25–31 marks BAT WEEK, a week dedicated to bat awareness and conservation! Why a whole week? Bats need a lot of love these days. In recent years, bat populations have been
Read More ›In February 2015 I was invited to participate in Polar Bears International’s Climate
Read More ›Last week I was fortunate to see snow monkeys in the wild in Japan. The particular site I visited is called Arashiyama, which is just on the outskirts of Kyoto. About 120 monkeys call this area
Read More ›Why do scientists have conferences?
It’s not a trick question. It’s fun to get away from our own field sites for a while, sure, but for the most part, we hope, that isn’t why we do it. And
Read More ›Annual spring migrations are an exciting time of year for those of us in the Midwest. It’s the moment when we realize that winter is hopefully behind us and summer is quickly approaching. Birds
Read More ›Time for a nap? Scientist Anna Czupryna shares this shot of hyenas cooling off in Serengeti National Park. A Lincoln Park Zoo-led
Read More ›Chimpanzees will "work" a little harder for a special reward, zoo scientists have found. But how do gorillas respond to a token-exchange system? President and CEO Kevin Bell
Read More ›From the western suburbs to Zambia, Research Scientist Katherine Cronin, Ph.D., shares that path that brought her to lead snow monkey science at Lincoln Park Zoo.
Read More ›This past year you couldn’t look at the news without reading about the recent Ebola virus outbreak. However, just a few years ago, the same could be said for bird flu. And as Ebola recedes from
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