The rapid spread of animal diseases and pathogen evolution have long posed significant threats to the healthy development of ...

Researchers in Brazil’s Amazonas state are testing easy-to-use scanners that can help them identify animal species they come across in the wild, Mongabay contributor Miguel Monteiro reported in June.

It started with a hyacinth macaw named Sampson, who loved music. One day, he tentatively hopped up onto a log and curiously nibbled a stick, triggering the opening beats of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” ...