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Cutting off a shark fin

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Banning shark fin soup in the US is bad for shark conservation

A proposed US ban on the sale of shark fins could backfire and make life worse for some of the planet's most imperilled species, says Lesley Evans Ogden

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It takes 30 seconds for your fingerprint to grip your smartphone

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Alligator bites shark

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Alligators versus sharks: Who wins this ultimate showdown?

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New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

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New Zealand’s iconic kiwi birds may be losing their sight

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Dinosaurs that seemed veggie also ate the odd bit of shellfish

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Dinosaurs that seemed veggie also ate the odd bit of shellfish

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The sharksucker’s modified dorsal fin allows it to clamp on to other sea creatures

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Robots can hitch-hike on sharks thanks to ultrastrong sucker

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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Sacrificial virgin spiders let their nieces eat them alive

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A fish

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There are hardly any old fish left in the ocean – and that’s bad

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

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Robot made from a DNA strand could deliver cargo in your blood

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Five mythical animals that turned out to be real

Sometimes the tales travellers tell of strange creatures they have seen in a remote part of the world are true

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Meet the vampire ant from hell with huge jaws and a metal horn

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Bats crash into windows because of a glitch with their 'sonar'

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‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

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Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps

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