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One Swedish Zoo, Seven Escaped Chimpanzees
“The great apes at Furuvik Zoo broke free from their enclosure last winter. This is the story of the most dramatic 72 hours of their lives.”
Ant Geopolitics
“Over the past four centuries quadrillions of ants have created a strange and turbulent global society that shadows our own.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Yasmin Tayag, Elliott Woods, David Ramsey, Larissa Diakiw, and A.S. Hamrah.
Rewriting the Relationship Between Elephant and Keeper
“In Thailand, elephant welfare is often pitted against Thai culture and history. One Indigenous elephant keeper offers a glimpse of a third way.”
The Great Cajun Turtle Heist
“Alligator snapping turtle populations in Texas were dwindling. One family of smugglers had been poaching them from the state for years.”
Wild Talk: A Reading List On Artificial Intelligence and Interspecies Communication
AI is opening up the possibility of communicating with other animals. But will we listen? And can we ever truly understand?
In the South, Developers Enter a Complicated Relationship with Endangered Bats
“Today, white-nose syndrome is wiping out an entire branch of the bat family tree in America’s Southeastern forests.”
Evolution and Guinea Pig Toes
“How one animal’s oddity inspired Sewall Wright to take on one of Darwin’s big ideas.”
Why Conservationists Are Making Rhinos Radioactive
“Rapid DNA tests, x-ray fluorescence guns, and other technologies are being deployed in the fight against wildlife trafficking.”

