Tag: zoology

Snuggle or Die: Sociable Monkeys More Likely to Survive Winter

30/05/2018

A new study is the first to show that social huddling may be a mechanism that connects social bonding to higher fitness....

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repairing the rainforest

Repairing the Rainforest – It Works!

18/09/2017

Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered species ...

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The Biology of Colour (and Why There are No Purple Cows)

07/08/2017

Study explores advances and challenges in the field of animal coloration...

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manipulate mosquitoes

When the Whine… Stops. How to Manipulate Mosquitoes

19/06/2017

Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes ...

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Brown snakes

Did You Know When Aussie Brown Snakes are even MORE Venomous?

17/05/2017

Discovering the key to what makes the Eastern Brown Snake's venom even more potent...

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star nosed mole

Know Your Moles: The Star-Nosed Mole

24/04/2017

Strange-looking creature yields surprising insights about nerves, brains and extreme adaptation...

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basking shark

Going Anywhere for your Hols? Basking Sharks like Winter Sun too.

26/02/2017

Winter habits of Britain's basking sharks revealed ...

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Euchambersia

Bite Me, Reptiles! Mammals Had Venom First

16/02/2017

A kiss of death -- mammals were the first animals to produce venom ...

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wall

No Walls in Nature: Range Expansion in the Animal World

01/02/2017

Challenging traditional theories on organisms' 'range expansion'...

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More Moth News! Foreign Moths Invade EU!

27/01/2017

Southern hemisphere moth species now resident in Portugal ...

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Trump moth

Donald Trump Moth Discovered… On the Mexican Border

18/01/2017

New species of moth named in honor of Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as president ...

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Check Your Pants! This Ethiopian Ant Could Conquer the World

27/11/2016

New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion ...

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No, Really. You Definitely Won’t Guess What’s Cooling the Arctic

20/11/2016

An unexpected ally in the fight against climate change. ...

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sea snakes

‘A thousand thousand slimy things…’: Sea Snakes in Iran

10/10/2016

Iranian coastal waters: New home to a rarely seen venomous sea snake ...

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What We Just Learned About the Greenland Shark

14/08/2016

The unexpected title holder for the world's longest-living vertebrate...

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Aphex Fin. Zoologists Reveal the Only Other Animal That Can Keep a Beat

03/08/2016

Ronan the sea-lion: Best beat-keeper in the animal kingdom...

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You’ve Heard of Catfishing, but Are You Protected Against Rare Blind Catfish?

20/06/2016

Rare, blind catfish never before found in US discovered in national park cave in Texas ...

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A picture of a hippo by Freedigitalphotos.net/RTP411

How to Castrate a Hippo

23/12/2013

The procedure is notoriously difficult due to problems with anaesthesia and difficulties in locating the testes....

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