Discover a fascinating natural behavior known as anting, as birds deliberately cover themselves with ants in the forest.

Anting is a behavior in which birds deliberately place ants among their feathers or allow ants to crawl over their bodies.

Belief in anting-anting (amulets), elementals (e.g. elves, kapre, fairies, etc.) and oracion (i.e. magical words) is part of the esoteric or mystical culture of the Philippines. An international ...

This is how we do it. I'm talking about birds. Every so often, they, like us, let loose and do what it takes to feel really, really good. The bird version is to sit on an anthill so that hundreds of ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Some Filipinos believe that anting-anting or amulets become more potent during Holy Week. What’s the reason for this?

MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino tradition of the “anting-anting” (talisman or amulet) is celebrated in an exhibit at the prestigious Quai Branly Museum in France. An anting-anting is believed to ...

NILGIRIS: A rare behavioural study by researchers in the Nilgiris has documented two crow species engaging in anting using the invasive yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes), marking the first ...

Reader Lawrence Gonzaga sent in the following timely query: “With the recent celebration of the Chinese New Year, so many different charms, amulets and trinkets have proliferated in the market. And ...