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Incredible shrinking clownfish beats the heat
Let’s get small The team observed 67 breeding pairs of wild clownfish—briefly caught and photographed…
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Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts
But then the team started finding more of these caterpillars, all covered in the body…
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Are these chimps having a fruity booze-up in the wild?
Is there anything more human than gathering in groups to share food and partake in…
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Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds
Monkey see, monkey yodel? That's how it works for humans, but when it comes to…
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Study: Cuttlefish adapt camouflage displays when hunting prey
Crafty cuttlefish employ several different camouflaging displays while hunting their prey, according to a new…
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Parrots struggle when told to do something other than mimic their peers
There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions…
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Let us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air
According to Amazonian folklore, the area's male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night…
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Peeing is contagious among chimps
Those results supported the initial hypothesis that chimps tended to urinate in sync rather than…
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These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
They seem so sweet and innocent but these squirrels are also opportunistic killers. We think…