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Animals

Animals would trump Olympic athletes

If animals were allowed to compete in the Olympics, we wouldn’t really stand much of a chance.

Primates in the wild

Sex kills — if you’re a fly

The buzzing of wings during mating lures in hungry bats.

Antarctica under threat

Mischievous rodents the reason for tropical tree survival

Researchers have discovered a textbook example of plant-animal mutualism in Panama.

Wolverines not as invincible as the fictional character

A warmer climate could have devastating effects on the wolverines food supply.

King penguins stressed by human presence

Not so happy feet.

Snow leopards found in den

Mother snow leopards and their cubs have been filmed in their den in Mongolia’s Tost Mountains for the first time.

Chicken vaccines produce new viruses

Two herpesvirus vaccines have recombined to produce new virus strains.

Rotating cells allow animals to sense Earths’ magnetic fields

Scientists have discovered the elusive cells responsible for the sense of magnetoreception in trout noses.

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