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The Guardian - UK
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Olivia Lee

Global heating pushes mountain goats into more nocturnal lifestyle

The research found that Alpine ibex had higher levels of nocturnal activity on hotter days.
The research found that Alpine ibex had higher levels of nocturnal activity on hotter days. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Global heating is pushing mountain goats into a more nocturnal lifestyle that could expose them to more predators, scientists have found.

A team of researchers at the University of Sassari, in Sardinia, used GPS collars equipped with motion sensors to track the activity of the Alpine ibex, a species of mountain goat, between the months of May and October from 2006 to 2019.

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