OneKind blog
Category: animals
Time to protect the amazing octopus
14 April 2011
Octopuses are extraordinary and fascinating animals and one of the most intelligent of all invertebrates. Scientists are increasingly producing...
Chimp yawns show empathy
12 April 2011
New research has shed more light on social interactions of chimpanzees which show they feel empathy for one another. When we see somebody yawning we...
Emotional Elephants
06 April 2011
Anne the elephant has captured the nation’s attention and concern. Following the release of undercover footage showing Anne being chained and...
Celebrate Mothers’ Day with some amazing animals
29 March 2011
To celebrate Mothers' Day this Sunday I thought we could share a few film clips showing some of the more unusual maternal bonds from the animal...
Monkeys show prejudice too
21 March 2011
The tendency to view others as ‘us versus them’ isn't exclusively human but appears to be shared by our primate cousins, a new study...
10 animal myths: separating fact from fiction
14 March 2011
We have all heard claims that camels store water in their humps, ostriches bury their heads in the sand and the classic goldfish have three second...
Chickens feel another’s pain
09 March 2011
Like other mothers, female chickens (hens) are known to be protective of their young. However, researchers have gained new insight into the...
Elephants cooperate and help each other
08 March 2011
Elephants work together as a team and understand when they need help from a partner. This is the finding of a jumbo-sized experiment. In the test,...
Chimps bond through laughter
03 March 2011
Chimpanzees can share a joke just like any human but they are also capable of sharing a laugh even when they don't find something particularly funny,...
Dogs feel human emotions
24 February 2011
We humans can empathise with other animals. When we empathise, we 'feel into' them and understand how they feel. Anyone who keeps an animal as a pet...
