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bee and sunflower

Environment

Training bees to prefer certain flower scents boosts seed production

Feeding honeybees scented food makes them more likely to visit flowers with that scent, boosting pollination rates and crop yields

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Titan triggerfish

Life

Watch titan triggerfish jump out of the water to catch and eat crabs

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tufted ground squirrel

Life

Borneo’s ‘carnivorous’ squirrel actually mainly eats one kind of seed

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frog

Life

Male Brazilian frog stays loyal to two females during breeding season

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grey reef sharks

Life

Grey reef sharks hang out with the same friends year after year

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termite nest

Life

Termite intruders evolved cowardice to squat in another species’ nest

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Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home

Life

Sea turtles sometimes get really lost in the ocean on the way home

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Dolphins learn from peers to chase fish into shells and then eat them

Life

Dolphins learn from peers to chase fish into shells and then eat them

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Last Word

Cats are famously grumpy, but do they have facial expressions?

Regulars

Scratching is contagious among strangers – if you are an orangutan

Life

Scratching is contagious among strangers – if you are an orangutan

For orangutans, scratching is contagious – but unexpectedly, the behaviour is transmitted more between individuals that do not know each other well

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Humans

Seagulls aren't menaces – they are fascinating and complex creatures

Regulars

Life

Male lemurs may use their fruity-smelling wrists to attract mates

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Life

Male bottlenose dolphins synchronise their calls to attract females

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Life

Penguins call out as they hunt under water but we’re not sure why

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