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Why Primates Evolved Large Brains: Tracking Fruit Eaters in Panama
Thanks to our comparatively large brains, humans and other primates are more intelligent than most mammals.
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Rare Humpback Whale Birth Caught on Drone Camera For The First Time Off The Coast of Australia
Drone footage has captured a baby humpback whale’s first moments in the open ocean, in what is thought to be…
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Miracinonyx trumani Was Not an American Cheetah
The Ice Age films do capture one important truth: changing climates and advancing glaciers drove dramatic…
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Why a plastic bag on wing mirrors can stop territorial birds in France
In France, a simple trick seen on some vehicles is intended to prevent a surprising dispute between…
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Large sharks are widely thought of as lone hunters that encounter one another only accidentally. However, six…
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Bald Eagle Behaviours That Challenge American Wildlife Myths
The famous bald eagle is an imposing symbol of the United States, yet its everyday life reveals entirely…
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Marine Tardigrades Rediscovered on Malaysia’s Northern Borneo Coast
Scientists have collected and recorded marine tardigrades, often called “water bears”, from Malaysia’s…
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COVID-19 Zoo Visitors Changed Primate Behaviour
As the COVID-19 pandemic developed, everyone had to adapt – including zoo animals, which abruptly stopped…
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Black-legged kittiwakes migrate farther after costly breeding seasons
Seabirds that endure a particularly taxing breeding season do not simply recuperate afterwards. Fresh research…
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Bdelloid Rotifer *Adineta vaga* Repairs Broken Chromosomes Across Generations
In the mosses and lichens found around the world – those in-between environments where conditions can change…
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Living Coral Reef Discovered off the Coast of Benin
For decades, a coral reef off Benin’s coast was regarded as little more than a long-standing enigma. Surveys…
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Leopardus tilcayo: the small wildcat discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas
In Bolivia’s Yungas, a small spotted wildcat, long mistaken for a kitten, is reshaping what is known about…
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New *Syntretus perlmani* Wasp Discovered Inside Adult Fruit Flies
Biologists have discovered a new wasp species in a highly unexpected location: the rear abdomen of an adult…
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How Sound Reveals Gervais’ Beaked Whale Diving and Hunting in the Gulf of Mexico
Trying to study a beaked whale by conventional means is no easy task. These animals are exceptionally skilled…
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How the Great Frigatebird Sleeps While Flying
Imagine crossing the ocean for days without finding a safe place to land, yet still managing to sleep along…
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Brown tree snakes on Guam reveal hidden genetic diversity
Following the Second World War, a small number of brown tree snakes arrived on the Pacific island of Guam…
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UAE and Colossal Biosciences Launch the First Colossal BioVault
The United Arab Emirates and Colossal Biosciences have revealed plans for the first Colossal BioVault and…
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Greater Japanese Horseshoe Bats Share Echolocation Frequencies in Colonies
Bats make rapid decisions every night in total darkness. By interpreting echoes from calls they emit, they…
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Ancient Capybara Tooth Found in Chile’s Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert in Chile ranks among the world’s driest environments, receiving nearly all of its limited…
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*Corallizoanthus aureus*: New Glowing Coral Found in a Deep-Sea Cave
Scientists have identified a vivid yellow deep-sea animal, Corallizoanthus aureus, as a previously unknown…
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Mice Help Unconscious Companions in Remarkable Emergency Behaviour
A mouse comes across another that is motionless and unconscious, yet it neither runs away nor ignores it.