Category: Digest

The human senses of sight and sound shape our perception of the world, but many animals experience far more than we can detect. Insects navigate using ultraviolet light, while blue tits rely on the sheen of their feathers to attract mates. Elephants communicate across vast distances with infrasound, and bats use ultrasonic echolocation to hunt in total darkness. Some creatures possess even more extraordinary abilities—stingrays detect hidden prey through electric fields, pythons sense heat to visualize their targets, and dung beetles use polarized light for navigation. This unseen world reveals just … Continue

Cambodia, nestled entirely within the Mekong basin and bordered by Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, is a land shaped by the river’s influence. The Mekong divides the country into two halves, with its tributaries and seasonal flooding affecting the landscape far beyond its banks. In the dry season, young animals are learning survival skills, like a small family of Northern Yellow Cheeked Gibbons(Nomascus gabriellae), coping with the loss of their alpha male, as the mother teaches her infant acrobatic skills essential for survival. The Mekong also separates primate species, with the … Continue