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Sperm whale clicks could be the closest thing to a human language yet

An analysis of thousands of exchanges between sperm whales suggests they combine short click patterns into longer sequences that could convey a wide range of meanings

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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’s weirdest tongue

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Foxes' skulls are specially adapted for diving into snow

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Foxes' skulls are specially adapted for diving into snow

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K2BPCD Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) breaching, Canada, Arctic Ocean.

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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

Targeted culling of crown-of-thorns starfish has resulted in parts of the Great Barrier Reef maintaining and even increasing coral cover, leading researchers to call for the programme to be dramatically scaled up

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Exquisite fossils of Cretaceous shark solve mystery of how it hunted

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Nocturnal ants use polarised moonlight to find their way home

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Animals may help ecosystems store 3 times more carbon than we thought

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Fossil snake discovered in India may have been the largest ever

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