Life
Flocks of jackdaws ‘democratically’ decide when to take flight at once
Hundreds of jackdaws roosting in trees coordinate when to take off together by squawking until the noise is loud enough to signal a consensus
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Female mice release banana-scented urine when pregnant to deter males
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Bottlenose dolphins can identify friends by tasting their urine
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Rubbing against coral seems to be a popular skin treatment in dolphins
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is packed with floating life
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Red salamander found in Panamanian forest is a new species
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Clever birds forced to find new homes as Cambridge lab faces closure
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A steroid might be why octopuses starve themselves after mating
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Kenyan chameleons evolved brighter colours after moving to Hawaii
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Dismissing Australian mammals as weird hurts efforts to conserve them
When Australian animals such as platypuses and wombats are described as bizarre or primitive, it makes it harder to protect these incredible, highly adapted species, says Jack Ashby
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Amazon river dolphin may actually be multiple species
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Jackals seen stealing kills from lynx as they expand range in Europe
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Vaquitas could breed their way back from the brink of extinction
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Male manakin birds with acrobatic mating dances evolved smaller bodies
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