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Genetic mutation gives cats a ‘salty liquorice’ coat colour
Researchers have discovered the gene variant responsible for a distinctive colour pattern seen in cats in Finland, named salmiak after a variety of liquorice
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Pigs seem less stressed if their barn is scented with lavender
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Monkeys can learn to tap to the beat of the Backstreet Boys
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Longest-living cat breeds revealed by life expectancy study
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Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a human language yet
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Zebras bob their heads at each other to signal cooperation
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Red squirrels were hosts for leprosy in medieval England
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Flies undertake epic migrations that may be vital for pollination
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Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant
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Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world鈥檚 weirdest tongue
A bristly bump on some mantises鈥� chests is a never-before-seen 鈥済ustifolium鈥�, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles
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Foxes’ skulls are specially adapted for diving into snow
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Bowhead whales still harmed from whaling that ended a century ago
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Alpacas are the only mammals known to directly inseminate the uterus
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Culling predatory starfish conserves coral on the Great Barrier Reef
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