A Kiss to Help Forget a Fight-

http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/122/2?rss=1

Animal behaviorists have studied squabbling among numerous mammalian species, particularly primates, which after a fight often seek comfort through mutual grooming with an animal not involved in the row. This tactic is believed to reduce stress. Chimps, bonobos, and a few other mammals go a step further:...

An foraging advantage for color blindness?

it may sound counterintuitive but I do find that I try to look out for shapes when searching for critters on the beach (to photo not eat!). I wonder if there are colorblind insectivore birds hmmmm
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Smithsonian Offers New Tropical Biodiversity Data And Tools On The Web

Wow!
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ESA Launches New Project To Protect Biodiversity

ESA Launches New Project To Protect Biodiversity

It seems like biodiversity research in already in the informatics age. Never did i imagine this article to be in lockergnome..