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"A white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) eating a fruit, sticking its tongue out.More of my pictures of animals:"
Animals

Meet the capuchin monkey: Curious, creative and vengeful

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An earwig with eggs.
Animals

The elaborate courtship, devoted parenthood, and occasional cannibalism of earwigs

By Tim Vernimmen / Knowable Magazine

A ribosome in action. As messenger RNA passes through the ribosome (center left), other RNA molecules (bottom left) bring in amino acids that match the instructions in the mRNA. These amino acids are then joined together into a new protein (top right). But might these trusty little protein-making workhorses come in more than one flavor?
Biology

When ribosomes go rogue

By Tim Vernimmen / Knowable Magazine

An old female rhesus macaque eats alone on the island of Cayo Santiago. As female macaques age, the size of their social network shrinks.
Animals

It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age

By Tim Vernimmen / Knowable Magazine

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Animals

The tender art of tadpole parenting

By Tim Vernimmen / Knowable Magazine