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animals

turtle shells

Life

UK government directs £4.6 million to tackling illegal wildlife trade

Efforts to disrupt grey parrot trade in Cameroon and reduce demand for turtle products in Nicaragua are among 14 projects to win funding from the UK government

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sheep

Humans

Ancient urine reveals early prehistory of domestic sheep and goats

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Puma in snow

Life

Magnificent pumas photographed in snowstorms and whilst catching prey

Regulars

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Life

David Attenborough's Our Planet on Netflix is beautiful but empty

Culture

elephants holding instruments

Life

Most animals can’t keep a beat despite what Darwin believed

Culture

chimp

Life

A chimp's hug shows it's time to accept that animals have feelings too

Culture

CRISPR lizard

Life

Albino lizards are the world’s first genetically modified reptiles

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Andean frog (Bryophryne cophites) dead from chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) Cusco region, Peru.

Life

Nearly 100 species of frogs, toads and salamanders wiped out by fungus

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Lions are losing their genetic capacity to adapt to changing environments

Life

A crucial population of lions has lost much of its genetic diversity

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Three generations of Bornean elephant pass through a palm oil plantation

Environment

Human activity impacts a quarter of the world’s threatened species

Human activities, like farming and building roads, are impacting a quarter of the world's vulnerable vertebrate species

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Life

Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India

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Life

The new Afghanistan war: Saving snow leopards and other wild treasures

Culture

Life

World's fastest shark gets a burst of speed from shape-shifting skin

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Life

Mice given ‘night vision’ by injecting nanoparticles into their eyes

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