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Male lemurs may use their fruity-smelling wrists to attract mates

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Male lemurs may use their fruity-smelling wrists to attract mates

Male ring-tailed lemurs rub their wrists to release a sweet, fruity smell that may be the first evidence of sex pheromones identified in primates

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Bats

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Bats can learn to copy sounds and it may teach us about human speech

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Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

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Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

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Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why

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Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why

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A Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) family, Botswana

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Do other species experience a period of adolescence like us?

Culture

Squirrel with apple

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Nuts for apples: Squirrels behaving oddly

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Sticking fish in VR lets us study their brains as they virtually swim

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Sticking fish in VR lets us study their brains as they virtually swim

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Grey whale

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Solar storms may interfere with the ability of whales to navigate

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Blue tits learn to avoid gross food by watching videos of other birds

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Blue tits learn to avoid gross food by watching videos of other birds

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tadpoles

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Watch tadpoles breathe by sucking in air bubbles at water's surface

Most tadpoles breathe air but they are too weak to break the elastic "skin" on top of ponds created by water tension – so they suck air bubbles from the surface

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Life

This is how jellyfish can sting you without even touching you

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Humans

When a smile is not a smile – what our facial expressions really mean

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Technology

Don't Miss: Escape the deep, explore mind and body and meet van Gogh

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Life

African grey parrots are smart enough to help a bird in need

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