Animals

Parrots Prefer Live Video Calls With Other Parrots Over Pre-Recorded Videos, Study Finds

Parrots Prefer Live Video Calls With Other Parrots Over Pre-Recorded Videos, Study Finds

A new study by researchers at University of Glasgow has found that pet parrots prefer video calling other parrots over watching pre-recorded bird videos. Animal-computer interaction specialists provided nine parrots and their caretakers with tablets to explore how video chats might expand the social lives of the birds, a press release from University of Glasgow […]

Join our newsletter

The best of EcoWatch, right in your inbox. Sign up for our email newsletter!

    A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet:  A Conversation With Peter Singer

    A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer

    Humans have an enormous impact on planet Earth, but from both an animal welfare and an environmental perspective, perhaps nothing is more important than our diets. In 2022, more than 82 billion livestock animals were slaughtered for meat, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, with the majority of those animals […]

    Africa’s Great Apes Are Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds

    Africa’s Great Apes Are Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds

    African great apes are some of the most iconic creatures on Earth. Humans’ closest living relative, these majestic primates are becoming increasingly impacted by climate change. In the next three decades, African apes will experience more extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and flooding, according to a new study led by Razak Kiribou, a […]