The epigenetic clock measures biological age and could help scientists assess the health of polar bears, dolphins, baboons and other threatened creatures “while recovery is still possible” The ...
The world's oldest known wild bird is hatching a plan to continue her legacy. Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, just laid her first egg in four years in Hawaii, according to U.S. Wildlife ...
MINNEAPOLIS — The world’s oldest known wild bear — a 39-year-old black bear that has roamed the woods near the Bigfork-Marcell area of northern Minnesota — might be running out of time and luck. The ...
Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they experience old age, according to long-term video observations. The study, published today in eLife, ...