Hunters

A symbol of nature: Israel files landmark NIS 594K lawsuit for illegal deer hunting

The Nature and Parks Authority filed a 594,000 NIS lawsuit against Jamal Haj for hunting a protected Israeli deer species.

Ofer and his mother in the valley of the deer
 Whaling ships are seen docked at a wharf in Rejkjavik

Iceland suspends whaling ship over animal welfare violation

 Cretaceous carnivorous mammal Repenomamus robustus attacking the plant-eating dinosaur Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis

Big brains helped animals survive mass extinction 120,000 years ago - study

American alligator

Mississippi hunters catch record-breaking monster 14-foot alligator


Researchers find that women were hunters throughout history - study

There is sufficient evidence to warrant the conclusion that women in foraging societies across the world participated in hunting.

 A mosaic depicting hunters

Cruise ship witnesses slaughter of dozens of pilot whales

Passengers aboard a cruise ship that had docked in the Faroe Islands were shocked and horrified to bear witness to the mass slaughter of pilot whales.

 Pilot whales.

Reexamining the male hunter, female gatherer paradigm – study

The idea of 'men hunt and women gather' is totally wrong according to a new study.

 A mosaic depicting hunters

Tiny prehistoric flutes could imitate predatory bird calls 12,000 years ago

Scientists used a multidisciplinary approach to demonstrate that the flutes were intentionally made from bird bones to produce sounds similar to raptor calls.

 Prehistoric flute made from bird bone.

Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ season 2 mixes fact and fiction about the holocaust

Hitler is alive and in hiding in the final season of ‘Hunters,’ Amazon’s series about Jews hunting and killing Nazis in the 70s.

 Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton in the second season of Amazon's "Hunters."

Chimpanzees use vocal communication to make hunting easier - study

The study highlights the importance of vocal communication in evolutionary development, its link to group-level cooperation and that it may not be exclusive to just humans.

 A chimpanzee. One of the closest animals to humans on the evolutionary ladder (illustrative).

9,000-year-old Neolithic ritual site discovered in Jordan desert

Archaeologist have discovered a uniquely preserved ritual hunting complex in the Jordanian desert, which reveals sophisticated mass hunting strategies unexpected in such an early time period.

 One of the two statues uncovered by archaeologists in the southeastern Jordanian desert is pictured during a news conference in Amman, Jordan February 22, 2022. Picture taken February 22, 2022.

Exercise can slow your aging process. Here's the proof

We must all move more and lie down less, because even small doses of activity can have a huge impact on the rate at which we age.

 Members of the Hadza, a modern hunter-gatherer people living in northern Tanzania, singing and dancing

Jewish writer collects 4,000 tiny dreidels found by Eastern European treasure hunters

The collection also includes amulets that, while not a typical Jewish practice today, were historically used by Jews seeking to ward off various ailments.

HANUKKA DREIDELS display the letters of the Hebrew acronym for ‘A great miracle happened here.’

Paleo-start up nation: Prehistoric Israelis exchanged technology - Study

In order to understand what kind of exchanges occurred between them, the archaeologists looked at their utensils and the way they manufactured them.

Ein Gev site in 2016.

Whales engage in social and cultural learning, study indicates

“We know that whales and dolphins are incredibly intelligent and must have complex social lives."

Carcasses of hunted Pilot whales lay on the quay in Jatnavegur, Faroe Islands