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The lowland streaked tenrec
The lowland streaked tenrec looks like a crossing between a hedgehog and a bumblebee With their spiky bristles between their fur and distinct black and yellowish stripes, the lowland streaked tenrec...
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Tennis balls new home for endangered harvest mouse
In the county of Leicestershire, UK, animal conservationists have come up with a creative way to protect the endangered harvest mouse, Britain’s smallest mammal. With the help of a local tennis club...
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Sloths bizarre feeding habit: eating toilet contents!
Sloths are mostly known as rather slow-moving adorable creatures that spend their days eating leaves and sleeping. However, a recent paper in the journal Mammalian Biology shows they might actually...
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The importance of dog socialization
In an animal’s life there are critical periods in which certain important events must happen or otherwise that learning opportunity is lost. The most important critical period is during the first few...
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Unbelievable photos of goats on dam face!
Let me be honest with you. I have a great fascination for goats. I think they are one if not the most fascinating animals on our planet. Probably most of you might at first not agree, thinking of your...
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Bonobos – The liberated apes
The face of a young bonobo. Bonobos are the enigmatic fifth member of the great ape family which also consists of orang-utans, gorillas, common chimpanzees and humans. In the same way as we relate to...
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The helpless sheep that wouldn’t budge
It was a cold winter morning. I was hiking through the British countryside enjoying some birdwatching on the way when I suddenly encountered something rather peculiar: in the middle of a frozen field...
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Humpback whale culturally transmit their songs
Humpback whales are famous for their extraordinary songs, which are amongst the most complex in the animal kingdom. Now researchers from the University of Queensland have revealed that multiple song...
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15 of the best animal videos!
For you to enjoy on your relaxed saturday afternoon, 10 of the most amazing animal videos! This is the second in a series of animal videos posts that feature the most interesting, fascinating, weird...
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Unusual names for animal groups
Most of us are used to calling groups of animals by different names. Think for example of animal groups like a flock of birds, a school of fish, a swarm of insects, or maybe a little bit less known but...
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