This week we’re finding out whether our morning espresso is safe from climate change, getting acquainted with a droopy creature that enjoys a cold bath, being dazzled by some high-tech paint, hearing about Geronimo the hero beaver, asking what monkeys can tell us about making friends after the pandemic, and trying not to yawn along with a pride of lions.

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Casetta et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.02.010

Heter et al (1950): https://doi.org/10.2307/3796322

(and a video of the parachuting beavers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrOE-m7sX9E 

Li et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c02368

Plumptre et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.626635

Testard et al. (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.029  

Music credit: Blippy Trance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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