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Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicAnimal behaviour

Topic: Animal behaviour

Under 50% pet dogs vaccinated against rabies, 60% bite victims don’t complete vaccine course—ICMR survey

Nationwide survey on animal bite burden & human rabies estimates 5,726 human rabies deaths annually, down 75% in 20 years, suggests steps to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies by 2030.

Are the fish in your aquarium happy? Five things to look out for

This list shows that fish have complex needs just like other pets – even if you can’t take them for a walk.

How remote animal tracking can allow humanity to be better protected from natural disasters

Apart from insights into animal behaviour and physiology, biologging allows scientists to access remote locations that are otherwise difficult to study.

Why don’t elephants get cancer? New book delves into fascinating tales from animal kingdom

Janaki Lenin's book 'Every Creature Has A Story' published by Harper Collins India, will be released on 13 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

What we saw when we set up cameras for one of the most thorough surveys of African rainforest

Five field teams walked a forest the size of Wales to deploy 160 camera traps in 743 places. This unprecedented effort produced more than 16,000 video clips.

Parrots can do complicated math of probabilities to make decisions, finds study

A New Zealand study shows that despite varying other parameters, parrots tend to make choices that maximize rewards.

We went deep into remote Cambodian jungles to ensure rare Siamese crocodiles had enough food

Our only reliable indication of the crocodiles' diet came from scats (crocodile poo) collected along the river banks inhabited by remnant populations.

Chimpanzees show unexpected behaviour, one that helped human ancestors flourish

Scientists have observed for the first time Chimpanzees aggressively smashing Tortoise shells to obtain the meat, a behaviour that offers a window back to our own evolution

Dear Indians, here’s why you should lower your voices when on a wildlife tour

Wildlife tourism can be good for animals and humans if tourists lower their voices – even whispering can disturb animals.

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Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.