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Diet in mammals is complex

featured Diet in mammals is complex

We don't have the needle-clawed bush baby here, but this wonderful Galago specimen still illustrates the extreme primates who have adopted nocturnal and diverse feeding as their solution to the...

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Forest loss accelerates

Forest loss accelerates

Where is the rest of the forest, to enable the survival of plant and animal, large and small? They need their habitat back, but all we do is remove more...

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How are butterflies and moths related?

How are butterflies and moths related?

Central in the scheme of things, the papilionid butterflies give their name to the now-united butterfly group of Papilionoids. Butterflies tend to be large, successful herb- feeding specialists like this...

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Bear with us

Bear with us

These two have obviously heard about the need to establish dominance, but they can't beat the record of old Pyros. These cubs are safely enclosed within the beautiful Bavarian Black...

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Gannets prove to be discard specialists

Gannets prove to be discard specialists

The unique gannet is also of aesthetic interest, with a body built for speeds up to 100kph (62mph.) Personally, I like their striking facial characteristics, like the related booby, a...

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Desert memories and route guidance - for ants

Desert memories and route guidance - for ants

The view from afar. This superb photograph shows the Tunisian desert, the food source and the single visual landmark. The ants would traverse past the landmark on one side and...

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The whales don't mix between ocean basins

The whales don't mix between ocean basins

A happy humpback, if only those pesky gulls wouldn't interfere with the fishing! Humpback image; Credit: ©Shutterstock Earth Times loves the humpback, from its hit songs to those great fins....

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Tiny Australian crayfish is brand new species

Tiny Australian crayfish is brand new species

The smallest freshwater crayfish are vulnerable to predation, rapid human development. and even because they are so small they are unnoticed; Crayfish image; Credit: © Rob McCormack It's not often...

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Visual effects created by bower birds

Visual effects created by bower birds

T;bower bird image; Credit: © Shutterstock The great bower bird, Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis, signals his desire to potential mates with a display matched by few other birds. Eucalyptus forest in northern...

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