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Wildlife numbers more than halve since 1970s in mass extinction

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Wildlife numbers more than halve since 1970s in mass extinction

Mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles from around the world have seen 58 per cent fall in population - with the 2 per cent drop in numbers a year continuing

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mouse studies

Health

Man or mouse? Why drug research has taken the wrong turning

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Joseph Garner

Health

Lab mice are sending us on a wild goose chase

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Close-up of a mouse's tail wrapped around the bars of a cage

Life

Mice fall for rubber hand illusion just like us

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A white rodent eating a chocolate snack

Life

Smart lab rats filmed using hooked tools to get chocolate cereal

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beaver underwater

Life

How beavers could help save the western US from a dry future

Features

Robert Pitman

Life

I saw humpback whales save a seal from death by killer whale

Features

deformed dolphin with whale

Life

Animal heroes that save other species: Five amazing stories

Features

The spider has a crayfish under its fangs on a rock

Life

Spider spotted chaining wild crayfish with silk before devouring

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cat

Life

Complex cats: Let's see our feline friends as they really are

Furry friends or mass killers? Two new books, The Trainable Cat and Cat Wars explore the two extreme views – and what to do about them

Culture

Life

Insects may have feelings, so do we need more humane fly spray?

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Life

Five wild lionesses grow a mane and start acting like males

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Life

Tap-dancing songbirds drum with their feet to attract mates

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Life

Hawaiian crows can use sticks as tools but are nearly extinct

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