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Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus changing from summer to winter fur in Teslin, Yukon, Canada; Shutterstock ID 783248209; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Hares with failed snow camouflage still manage to avoid predators

Snowshoe hares turn white in autumn to blend into their snowy environment – but surprisingly, they thrive even when the snow doesn’t fall

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Red postman butterfly on a leaf

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Some female butterflies can see an extra ultraviolet colour

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Dark lines on lighter rocks, animal burrows in ancient quartzitic rock

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Mystery of ancient burrows older than earliest animals has been solved

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Hyenas play

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Hyenas signal to others when fighting in just a game

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A goose with a lake in the background

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Birds flocked to North American cities during covid-19 lockdowns

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Watch cuttlefish migrate together in a defensive line with a lookout

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Watch cuttlefish migrate together in a defensive line with a lookout

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Animals get weighed at London Zoo annual weigh-in

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Health check for London zoo animals as annual weigh-in gets underway

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Chinese Scorpion (Buthus martensii)

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Scorpions develop a sting in the tail before they are ready to use it

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Cockatoo tool use

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Wild cockatoos make "cutlery" tools from tree branches

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F0PBYM Mediterranean checkered scorpion (Mesobuthus gibbosus) on rock, The Peloponnese, Greece

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Scorpions have strange joints that can simultaneously bend and twist

Scorpions have unusual joints in their tails that can twist and bend at the same time, and this design could be used for flexible robots

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Quiz: Can you identify these UK birds from their songs?

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How ants use soil physics to excavate metre-long tunnels

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Giant anteaters are forced to roam in search of cooling forests

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Land-dwelling turtles from the Cretaceous period had extra-tough eggs

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