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Bonobo apes shake their heads to say

Thursday, 27 May 2010
Category - Animals

Bonobos, which are related to chimpanzees, are believed to understand that shaking your head means ‘no’ according to new research.

Scientists in Germany have filmed the bonobos appearing to indicate no with a shake of their head.

The action was filmed on a number of occasions at Leipzig zoo when bonobos were trying to stop other animals behaving in a certain way. For example, a baby bonobo was playing with its food, its mother tried to stop it but the baby ignored her. Eventually the mother shook her head as if to say no, and took the food away.

 Walruses hunt ducks!
Friday, 28 May 2010
Category - Animals

Walruses in the Bering Sea, near Alaska, have been filmed for the first time ever
hunting ducks!
The large animals usually eat clams and other creatures that live on the bottom of the sea, so researchers were shocked to witness them trying to hunt spectacled eider ducks.