Loyal to Its Roots: “I’m just amazed at what we’ve found,” said Susan A. Dudley, an evolutionary plant ecologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, who carried out the study with a graduate student, Amanda L. File. “Plants,” Dr. Dudley said, “have a secret social life.” [NYT]
Secret sex life of the giant panda is revealed: The complete secretive courtship and mating ritual of the giant panda has been captured on camera in the wild for the first time. A BBC Natural History team recorded the scene, which is rarely displayed in captivity, deep in the bamboo forest that lines China’s Qinling mountains. [Telegraph]
A Fierce Predator Makes a Home in the Suburbs: The animal was a fisher, a weasel-like predator of the deep woods that was saved from extinction in the Northeast and Midwest and has migrated into suburban backyards. The small, sleek animal has cultivated a reputation as a ferocious killer of small pets, including cats and chickens, putting animal owners on edge. [NYT]
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