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Monarch butterflies' big white spots help them fly better

The big white spots seen on the wings of migratory monarch butterflies may have evolved to help them fly more efficiently on their long, hot journeys

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Male harbour seals use complex vocalisations to try to attract females

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Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

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Alligators in Florida help other life thrive

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Alligators create hotspots for life by digging holes with their snouts

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Two year old English springer spaniel, Freya, has been trained to detect great crested newts

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Newt-sniffing dog called Freya is helping to locate elusive amphibians

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A wolf-dog hybrid has been confirmed in India for the first time

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Wild African primates have flame retardants in their faeces

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A coyote stands in the middle of a section of dirt road. Paved road, a blue house, a rubbish bin, and stop signs are out of focus in the background.

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Wolves are scaring smaller predators into deadly conflict with humans

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A school of scalloped hammerhead sharks off Hawai?i Island

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Hammerhead sharks clamp their gills shut to stay warm on deep dives

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Photographs of communal wound licking by (a) an adult female and adult male bison (Bison bison) and (b) an adult male bison, on two different GPS-collared bison in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, on 28 September 2022.

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Bison lick each other's wounds after a traumatic experience

Communal wound licking has been documented in a hoofed mammal for the first time. American bison may use the behaviour to boost social connections and reduce stress

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Apes have the same willingness to share food as small children

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Animal deaths on UK roads fell sharply during covid-19 lockdowns

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Bird flu has killed 20 critically endangered California condors

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Wildfires have drastically reduced lynx habitat in Washington state

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