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giraffes

Life

Baby giraffes with small and oval markings are most likely to die

Masai giraffes born with large or round spots may find it easier to hide from predators than giraffes with small or elliptical spots

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manta ray

Life

Manta rays have a special trick for filtering very tiny bits of food

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composite metals animals pic

Life

Hacking nature's coolest inventions to create the perfect metal

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Priya Singh

Life

The rare-leopard spotter who accidentally caught gunmen in her traps

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lions fighting

Life

The 7 non-human mammals where females rule the roost

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Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex

Life

Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex

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The Borneo rain forest

Technology

AI eavesdrops on Borneo’s rainforests to check on biodiversity

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Ediacaran fossil

Earth

Earliest known animal was a half-billion-year-old underwater blob

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dance fly

Life

Dance flies attract males with their hairy legs and inflatable sacs

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A basking shark leaps from the water

Life

Peaceful basking sharks can leap just as powerfully as great whites

Basking sharks are slow movers that eat zooplankton, but sometimes they jump out of the water like ferocious great white sharks - and we don't know why

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Technology

Watch this bat-inspired robot use sound to navigate and spot plants

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Life

Hundreds of ancient mummified penguins found in Antarctic graveyard

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Mind

We’re not unique – lots of species can recognise themselves

Leader

Life

Butcherbird uses vicious whiplash technique to kill its prey

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