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“Imagine committing fratricide before you can walk.” This parasitic birds lays its eggs in the nests of other species

Does a cuckoo know it's a cuckoo? The answer is more difficult than you might think, explains Richard Pallardy ...
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Astonishing snow leopard hunt filmed in Pakistan's remote mountains

According to the Snow Leopard Trust, there are between 3,500 and 7,000 snow leopards left in the wild. An estimated 200 to ...
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“It’s exciting, if a little scary, especially with weather and seasonal patterns changing.” An expert naturalist on finding joy in winter

Stubbornly, I feel spring markers are for spring. Instead, I focus on winter markers.” Kate Bradbury on embracing the joys of ...
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Hundreds of snakes awoke early from hibernation. Had they predicted the deadly earthquake that followed?

Examples abound of animals appearing to predict natural disasters, with anecdotes dating back as far as Ancient Greece, when ...
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How tiny spiders are able to kill and eat snakes up to a metre long and an enormous 355 times their weight

“Not only do these spiders occasionally catch small vertebrates – mice, rats, frogs, lizards, snakes – they also catch bulky ...