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Is life better as a dog? A philosopher investigates

What is it like to be a dog? And what can we learn from them? Mark Rowlands's take, in his book The Happiness of Dogs, is full of insights, finds Abigail Beall

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Ants change the way they build nests to stop diseases spreading

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Endangered wombat's rare encounter with echidna caught on camera

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Sharks leap out of the water more often than you might think

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Bat die-off led to more insecticide use and more infant deaths in US

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Wild bees have found a surprising place to nest in cities

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Pregnant shark that disappeared may have been eaten by another shark

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Marmosets seem to call each other by name

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Backflipping springtails are the fastest spinners known in nature

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Netflix handout film still: Secret Lives of Orangutans. Orangutans are not just one of our closest relatives, they?re perhaps more relatable to us than any other great ape. Narrated by David Attenborough, this film follows a remarkable group of orangutans in the pristine jungles of Sumatra. At the centre of this story is 8 year old Eden, who?s about to embark on the most challenging moment of her life.

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David Attenborough's latest explores the lives of an orangutan family

The veteran presenter adds authority to Secret Lives of Orangutans, a film about a family of endangered orangutans in Sumatra. File this new entry in his vast oeuvre under lovable but lightweight

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Why the underground home of the world’s weirdest wildlife is in danger

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Stunning photos of life above and below water

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We now know how kestrels stay perfectly still while hovering

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Leeches use their whole bodies to entomb and eat ultra-fast worms

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