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Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

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Complex social lives of orcas revealed by drone observations

Killer whales tend to have close friendships with those of similar age and sex, scientists have discovered by filming them from drones

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Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

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Female seahorses cheat on their mate when they can no longer smell him

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Cattle that spend more time around humans have smaller brains

Cattle that spend more time around humans have smaller brains

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Water voles released in Yorkshire in boost to endangered species

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Water voles released in Yorkshire in boost to endangered species

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rotifer

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Tiny animal revived after 24,000 years entombed in Siberian permafrost

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catnip

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Why do cats love catnip? Science with Sam explains

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Donkey digging a well

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Wild horses and donkeys dig desert wells that boost biodiversity

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comb jelly

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Animals with weird neurons may rewrite the story of brain evolution

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Dead eagles found across the US had rat poison in their blood

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Dead eagles found across the US had rat poison in their blood

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An ancient rattlesnake lived in the jaw of a dead mastodon

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An ancient rattlesnake lived in the jaw of a dead mastodon

Mastodons were herbivores but an ancient rattlesnake fossil was found in the jaw of one of these giant creatures – it was probably taking shelter in the animal’s carcass

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Environment

Both species of African elephants are now officially endangered

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Some Amazon jaguars have adapted to live in treetops to avoid flooding

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More than 4000 cheetahs have been trafficked in the past decade

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Extinction denialism is a worrying new anti-science movement

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