Nature

Auks transform Arctic ecosystems.

Little auks are the supreme ecosystem engineers of the High Arctic. Many other seabird colonies have the same effect, but these extreme climates are highly likely to be affected by...

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Tiger, leopard and dhole share resources in India

The3 carnivores from the study are often considered only as separate species. Here is a unique opportunity to examine their real lives. Within their protected rainforest their lives become a...

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Whale cultures rule in Galápagos.

The toothed whales have one titan among the giants. The incredibly able sperm whale dives deepest, communicates copiously and hangs about in gangs to ambush giant squid. The clans here...

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Sperm speed gene improves reproduction

The monogamous oldfield mouse is also fund on the beaches of Alabama This pic was taken by Jackie Isaacs of the USFWS, showing the typical bicolour coat, with camouflaged dorsal...

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Common dolphins adapt to bay life.

The common dolphin is now split into 2 species, but both congregate in great numbers on the world’s oceans, not in enclosed bays. The Melbourne locality, however, is a pleasant...

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Evolution of placental lizards gave us advanced skinks,

Eumecia anchietae is a skink from Kenya which has evolved leglessness, in parallel with the snakes The key adaptation here is its extreme matrotrophic placentation, with tiny, yolkless eggs and...

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