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Animals

Did the egg come first?

The egg came first, in amniotes at least.

Eye of the spider…or not

A German scientist has discovered the world’s first eyeless huntsman spider.

Snake disease decoded

Three snakes have helped researchers decode a mysterious disease.

Choosy females attracted to sleep deprived male sandpipers

Is beauty sleep overrated? For some bird species it is.

The singing lab mouse

Genetics help mice express themselves in song.

Climbing in the rain

Geckos are perfectly adapted for clinging to dry surfaces in rainforests and urban environments.

Tiny snail believed extinct is rediscovered

The oblong rocksnail, declared extinct in 2000, has made a comeback.

Bats are acoustically identified

Ecologists develop a Europe-wide bat identification tool

It’s a small world

Elephants speak in deep vibrations

Elephants sing low notes the same way humans do. 

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