Kangaroos are also present by the thousands in parkas, sanctuaries, and zoos for protective and educational purposes.
A new study on kangaroo behavior
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A new study has found that kangaroos are able to learn to ask help from humans the way domestic animals like dogs and horses do.
McElligott and a research team composed of his colleagues examined 16 individual captive kangaroos from three subspecies in Australia. They used similar methods that have been used in past studies involving goats, horses, and dogs.
They published the results of their new study in findings in the journal
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The researchers conducted the study by first training the kangaroos to associate a small box with food treats such as pieces of corn, sweet potatoes, and carrots.
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A gorilla named Bua Noi has been living in Thailand since 1988 and spent her life in an enclosure in Pata Zoo, a facility located above a mall in Bangkok through the help of the singer Cher.
The singer, Cher recently wrote to Thailand s environment minister, Varawut Silpa-Archa, wherein she expressed her concerns over the conditions of the gorilla. The enclosure is small, with little stimulation and inadequate access to the outdoors. Bua Noi has been caged at the top of Bangkok shopping mall for three decades already. Pata Zoo has long been criticized by animal welfare campaigners. Bua Noi s mate also died more than a decade ago.