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Flying squirrels carve nuts to store them securely in tree branches
Buried nuts would quickly rot in the tropical rainforests of Hainan Island, so flying squirrels have taught themselves carpentry instead
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Brown centipede uses a weird body motion to swim, not its many legs
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The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches
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Black widow spiders remember their prey if it is stolen
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Humans
Two eye-opening new books delve into the world of animal communication
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Mind
Why itching can be contagious: Reflex pathway is identified in mice
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Environment
Wild boar appear destructive, but they make excellent conservationists
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Lemurs hug tree trunks to cool down when temperatures top 30°C
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Woodpecker brains process their own tree-drumming as if it’s birdsong
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Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them
Paul de Gelder's Shark and David Shiffman's Why Sharks Matter aim to turn the all-too-common public panic about the predator into interest in their conservation
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Life
When Animals Dream review: Making the case for ‘animalhood’
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Are these spiders dreaming? REM-like sleep exhibited in arachnids
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Pobblebonk frogs have a weird trick for surviving very acidic pools
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Deer in Costa Rica gnaw on sea turtle bones
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