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Plain faces of primate evolution aid communication

featured Plain faces of primate evolution aid communication

Faces of three New World primates: (a) Alouatta caraya (black howler monkey), (b) Saguinus imperator (emperor tamarin), and (c) Leontopithecus rosalia (golden lion tamarin). From left to right, these species...

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Colour blindness helps monkeys catch camouflaged prey

Colour blindness helps monkeys catch camouflaged prey

Saddle-back tamarin feeding on a camouflaged brown cricket; Credit Mojca Stojan-Dolar A project involving the universities of Cambridge, Stirling, Sussex and Anglia Ruskin, led by Dr Andrew Smith has reversed...

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'Extinct' giant Floreana tortoise may be alive, say scientists

'Extinct' giant Floreana tortoise may be alive, say scientists

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone nigra ssp.) from Wolf Volcano via Shutterstock A giant tortoise species thought to be extinct, is still alive, scientists believe. Genetic analysis suggests the Floreana tortoise...

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Big teeth and strong arms of saber-toothed cat

Big teeth and strong arms of saber-toothed cat

Saber Tooth Cat Skull via Shutterstock Prehistoric animals with big, sharp teeth, like the sabre-toothed cat, also had strong arms, a new study has found. The fearsome combination made the...

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Vent beasts give clues to a whole new biogeography

Vent beasts give clues to a whole new biogeography

Photographs of the ESR vent fauna; Credit: PLoS Biology (A) Actinostolid sea anemones surrounded by cf. Vulcanolepas on a chimney with diffuse hydrothermal venting at E9 (Dive 138, 2,396 m...

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It is important to get a head

It is important to get a head

Two radiations of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii), Carboniferous forms (facing left) and acanthomorph teleosts (facing right) underwent distinct cranial (feeding) and later postcranial (habitat) stages in trait diversification; Credit: (Photographs by...

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Cockroach copycat sex chemical could save rare woodpeckers

Cockroach copycat sex chemical could save rare woodpeckers

Cockroach (stock) via Shutterstock An artificial cockroach sex chemical could help save rare woodpeckers. Female wood cockroaches (Parcoblatta lata) give off a unique long-distance pheromone to attract mates, American researchers...

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New Caledonian crows and their tools

New Caledonian crows and their tools

A New Caledonian Crow trying to perform experiments mentioned in the series; Credit: PLoS ONE Tool using has now been observed in several species since the chimpanzee showed us that...

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Arboreal ant wars

Arboreal ant wars

These two forest ants are simply having a good old-fashioned battle (no chemical warfare involved.) via Shutterstock Distance warfare has been thought to be a human development. Ants have beaten...

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