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There's an elephant in the room/bush

featured There's an elephant in the room/bush

There's an elephant in the road; Elephant image; Credit: © Shutterstock When the African elephants of 13 countries are counted next year, it will be the first (and possibly even...

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Reef solutions through fish management

Reef solutions through fish management

The green humphead parrotfish is one of the giants of the reef, but it recycles the coral skeleton with those powerful crunchers gnashing through the living reef. The species is...

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Lions and tigers lived longer ago

Lions and tigers lived longer ago

The Amur subspecies of Panther tigris Altaica is the largest current tiger, two subspecies having disappeared recently. Known also as the Siberian tiger, its size makes it especially adapted to...

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Ancestor of Tyrannosaurus found

Ancestor of Tyrannosaurus found

You get an idea of the massive skull of Lythronax from the top left drawing. It's a true ancestor of the most terrible lizards to walk the earth. Lythronax image;...

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Bees know what's what

Bees know what's what

An animal that regularly has to take decisions about nectar or pollen sources, quantities and qualities, could be expected to have the cognition to enable simple problem-solving. But not every...

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The Lost World of Australia

The Lost World of Australia

With amazing tails that look as though the lizard has two heads, the leaf-tailed geckos confuse predators. This new species in found in the far north of Australia; Credit: ©...

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Smart, social bats use ring-tone cues

Smart, social bats use ring-tone cues

If you're a male fringed-mouth bat and you're hungry, you just get out there and echo-locate a frog. Bat image; Credit: © Patricia L. Jones How to find the latest...

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Cuckoos mimic hawks

Cuckoos mimic hawks

The common cuckoo sits on an English post, suffering recently from a great decline in its numbers in many countries. However, its techniques as a brood parasite are skilfully designed...

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'Tiddlers' become evolutionary models

'Tiddlers' become evolutionary models

This is ridiculous! These Icelandic sticklebacks have been invading freshwater. Now they've invaded the land, too - this unfortunate individual was swept up on shore by a storm; Stickleback image;...

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Smallest animals around, for now!

Smallest animals around, for now!

The smallest monkey is the pygmy marmoset but we go much smaller than that in this story of the minimalists; Pygmy Marmoset image; Credit: © Shutterstock The smallest creatures in...

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