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Tag: zoology

Why do animals yawn – and people as well. Scientists decided it was not out of boredom: research

Why do animals yawn – and people as well. Scientists decided it was not out of boredom: research

The larger the brain in vertebrates and the more neurons per unit volume, the longer they yawn. Such a study was carried out by an international group of scientists, the results were published yesterday in the journal Nature Biology.   1291 yawns were analyzed in 55 mammalian and 46 bird species. The authors went to […]

Ukrainians in Antarctica woke up a sleeping whale in the ocean: the giant was not happy – video and photo

Ukrainian scientists from the 25th Antarctic Expedition said that they regularly see whales during their forays into coastal waters. They managed to film one such date and take some photos.   “The whole winter to meet the whales was a great success for us, but now these wonderful giants are literally around every corner. You […]