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A collaboration between researchers in the U.S. and China and local Chinese police shows that a police detection dog can be trained to sniff out the poop of endangered primates – and using local dogs and handlers saves thousands of dollars. Read about this project in my. . . Read More

Selfies, GIFs, and viral videos can be deadly serious for wildlife. “Cute” videos and photos shared on social media don’t tell the sad truth of the exotic pet trade. In my latest for National Geographic news, I report on three trendy exotic pets that are popular on the internet,. . . Read More

Tarsiers are small primates found only in the islands of Southeast Asia. They all belong to the genus Tarsus, but the exact number of species is open to debate. Most recently, tarsiers have been divided into three species groups, or genera: Western, Eastern, and Philippine,. . . Read More

When a chimpanzee mother carries her dead baby for weeks, is she grieving her loss? When elephants tenderly caress the bones and tusks of deceased family members, are they mourning? What about cats and dogs that become listless and refuse to eat after a companion dies? I take a. . . Read More

Note: I used to write Creature Features as part of my Wired Zoologic blog. Since they were so popular – and I so enjoyed writing them – I thought I would continue them here. The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, and like other lemurs, found only on. . . Read More