Tag Archive for 'Well'

Péter et al. describe the appearance and subsequent spread of well-digging behavior in a previously apparently naïve community of wild East African chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii). Image credit: Péter et al., doi: 10.1007/s10329-022-00992-4.

Forest-Living East African Chimpanzees are Digging Wells for Cleaner Water: Study

Jun 28, 2022 by News Staff

Digging wells to access or filter drinking water is a relatively rare behavior in the animal kingdom — only a handful of species have been documented...

Well digging by wild donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) in the Sonoran Desert, the United States. Image credit: Lundgren et al., doi: 10.1126/science.abd6775.

Well-Digging Feral Horses and Donkeys Increase Water Availability in Desert Regions, Study Says

May 3, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Feral equids (horses and donkeys) reintroduced to desert regions in the North American southwest regularly dig wells to expose groundwater, increasing...