Articles for tag: Desert Foxes, Nevada, Urban Adaptation, urban wildlife

fox on green grass field during daytime

Nevada’s Desert Foxes Evolve Urban Skills

Suhail Ahmed

  At the edges of Las Vegas subdivisions and along Reno’s rail spurs, a small, sand-colored survivor is rewriting the rules of desert life. As heat waves push the limits of endurance, desert foxes are slipping into human-dominated spaces and turning city noise into a cover for living. What looks like trespass is, in truth, ...

Cockatoo on a tree branch

Clever Cockatoos: How Wild Birds in Sydney Learned to Use Water Fountains

April Joy Jovita

New research has revealed that wild sulphur-crested cockatoos in Western Sydney have figured out how to operate public drinking fountains to access fresh water. Scientists observed the birds using their beaks and feet to twist the handles, demonstrating remarkable problem-solving skills and social learning. The Discovery of Cockatoo Fountain Use Researchers from the Max Planck ...