Category Archives: Animal news

Animal news: absolutely insane numbers

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Naomi

Harper’s Index enjoys shocking me with numbers related to human and other behaviors. Sometimes the numbers are sort of sad, but a lot of the time they’re sort of nuts. Here, from February 2022 are numbers about pets. And, of … Continue reading →

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Weird findings about monkeys and their relations

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s April 2022 Findings: A pharmacologically administered liver enzyme was found to halve ethanol consumption among alcoholic vervet monkeys, macaques in Virginia failed to wean themselves off heroin and cocaine, and a new population of whitehanded gibbons was discovered … Continue reading →

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Unrelated animal news about a mayoral black cat and a detective duck

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A black cat with abnormally large eyes and paws became the temporary mayor of Hell, Michigan, and a pet duck who ran away from its owners led to the discovery of the body of a North … Continue reading →

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