Fussy

As It Happens6:16This fussy elephant peels her bananas, but only when they're perfectly ripePang Pha is very particular about her bananas. Like most of us, the Asian elephant at the Berlin Zoo prefers her bananas to be the perfect level of bright yellow ripeness. And she also likes them peeled. In fact, she peels them herself, using her trunk."It's a rare, very specific behaviour," Lena Kaufmann, a biology PhD candidate at Humboldt University in Berlin, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal. "In the zoo in Berlin, no other…

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s Science, Quickly. I’m Karen Hopkin. If you’re a new parent or have ever had any exposure to a baby, you’re no doubt familiar with this sound.     Hopkin: Now, the emotions you might experience when treated to this exhibition of infant lung capacity may vary, depending on the time of day, how much sleep you’ve had (if any) and how long the show has been going on. Hopkin: But one thing’s for sure: Anyone who has ever heard a baby crying has wondered, “How do I make it stop?”…