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Why the smooth snake is in far more need of protection than humans.
A recent study adds a sixth way animals may use magnetoreception.
The welfare information that animal industries release shapes public trust.
The finding highlights the amazing diversity present across dog breeds.
You can have too much of a good thing.
Some animal species have their eyes positioned on their heads differently than how people do – and it comes with pluses and minuses for how they see.
You might be surprised by how many researchers who went on to make important contributions considered whether animals could have telepathy.
The okapi’s story reveals how Indigenous knowledge shaped its discovery, while colonialism, mining and conflict now threaten this remarkable rainforest animal.
The species most at risk may not always be the ones we expect.
What many people think of as ‘play’ may not be play at all. In fact, these interactions could cause cats stress.
Humans aren’t the only ones to preempt conflict.
‘Who’s a good boy? Yes, you are!’
It’s not just you – many people have been getting more intense about their pet cat over the decades.
It’s not just humans who enjoy interacting with other animal species.
Larry has watched seven prime ministers come and six of them go.
And why you should let them share your picnic ham and jam.
Surviving in the wild is no small feat for animals, especially ones like Jimothy, with rare conditions And yet he persevered to viral celebration, thanks to an adaptable brain and a caring mother.
It’s rare for a completely new primate species to be named.
Calling an animal a ‘pest’ can sometimes cause more harm to people than the animal itself.
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare & Legislation, Nottingham Trent University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer, Chemistry and Forensic Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
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Associate Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle