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Well digging behaviors have been observed previously in areas with dry habitats, and researchers only know of three chimpanzee groups in the savannah that do so. Hella Péter Chimpanzees are incredibly ...

Widespread unlicensed well digging is spreading across villages in Benslimane province, in the Casablanca-Settat region, raising alarm over its impact on already shrinking groundwater reserves. Local ...

Horses and donkeys dig wells in dryland ecosystems, increasing water availability - and sometimes providing the only water available locally - for a wide variety of plant and animal species and ...

A recent study using camera traps and direct observation documented well-digging behavior in a group of chimpanzees in Uganda, initiated by a female that had immigrated into the group. Researchers ...