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Animals

Life

Seal lice can survive the pressure found 4000 metres under the sea

When elephant seals go on long dives, they can reach thousands of metres below the ocean’s surface – and the lice they carry with them can withstand the intense pressure there

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magpie in front of city skyline

Life

Night lights cause severe loss of sleep for pigeons and magpies

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Humans

Hungry foxes have been raiding our bins for thousands of years

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Environment

Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human activity affects wildlife

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Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). Captive. New Zealand

Tuataras

Environment

European bison to be introduced in the UK for first time outside zoos

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Environment

Almost all lemur species are now officially endangered

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Ring-necked parakeet

Ring-necked parakeet
Dingo

Dingo

Life

Dolphins learn from peers to chase fish into shells and then eat them

Bottlenose dolphins chase fish into shells, lift the shells to the surface and shake them so the fish fall into their mouths – and they pass this trick along to their friends

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Life

Extinct gophers evolved horns on their noses for fighting predators

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Environment

Flamingos fly over the alien-like landscape of Kenya’s Lake Magadi

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Health

Genetically modified goats can produce cancer drugs in their milk

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Environment

Aerial images highlighting fight to protect the Amazon win photo award

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