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Elephant trunks are very dexterous because they are so wrinkly
Elephants’ trunks are covered in wrinkles and the pattern of their distribution seems to help the trunk curve as it extends
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Snapping shrimps have helmets to ward off shock waves from their claws
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New-to-science toad species discovered on university campus in Peru
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Rare kakapo parrot is genetically healthy despite being very inbred
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Antidepressants leaking into waterways could make crayfish bolder
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Artificial rope bridges help stop rare primates jumping to extinction
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Bats can learn to copy sounds and it may teach us about human speech
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World’s highest mammal discovered at the top of a Mars-like volcano
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This is how jellyfish can sting you without even touching you
Upside-down jellyfish release tiny balls of stinging cells that can move through water on their own and survive for days – leaving a network of mucus that can sting you
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Rodeo ants that ride on backs of bigger ants discovered in Texas
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Gaming with gorillas: Designing puzzles to keep great apes happy
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Don’t miss: a chance to play WiFI Wars and revisit the Apollo 8 days
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Natalie Cooper: The life and death of London’s blue whale
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