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When you’re an animal undercover, sometimes it’s not enough just to look like someone else
The evolutionary history of human penises is more romantic than you might think.
Starting a colony is a dangerous enterprise - so some ants find creative and brutal techniques to take over other queens’ work.
Using AI to distinguish between full-throated and intermediary roars could have benefits for lions’ conservation.
You may have more in common with your pet than you may think.
Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.
Humans are not the only animal to kiss.
Have you ever wondered whether your pet has ADHD? Research is showing the answer is complicated.
This is one of the few times shouting might actually help.
A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long lifespan.
Storybooks and films may have given you the wrong idea about what family looks like in the animal kingdom.
They’ve got better things to be getting on with than plotting with witches.
Meet the choanoflagellates - the microscopic cousins of animals.
From blood-squirting lizard eyes to zombie cockroaches, the natural world is ready for a truly terrifying Halloween.
Bats are our allies, not enemies.
Many animals synchronise their behaviour to the phases of the Moon.
The fascinating exceptions in the animal kingdom to patterns of longevity.
Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.
Spiders - are they really more afraid of you than you are of them?
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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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