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A Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) family, Botswana

Life

Do other species experience a period of adolescence like us?

Book Wildhood explores the idea that penguins, hyenas, whales and wolves all experience a similar period of adolescence and what this could mean for all animals

Culture

Squirrel with apple

Last Word

Nuts for apples: Squirrels behaving oddly

Regulars

Grey whale

Life

Solar storms may interfere with the ability of whales to navigate

News

Blue tits learn to avoid gross food by watching videos of other birds

Life

Blue tits learn to avoid gross food by watching videos of other birds

News

tadpoles

Life

Watch tadpoles breathe by sucking in air bubbles at water's surface

News

This is how jellyfish can sting you without even touching you

Life

This is how jellyfish can sting you without even touching you

News

Clive Wynne

Life

For the love of dog: How our canine companions evolved for affection

Features

Octopuses were thought to be solitary until a social species turned up

Life

Octopuses were thought to be solitary until a social species turned up

Features

Two wolves howling during a snow storm

Life

Heroism and slapstick humour: Wolf behaviour can be amazingly human

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Fay Clark

Video

Gaming with gorillas: Designing puzzles to keep great apes happy

Gorillas at Bristol Zoo Gardens took on a high-tech game based on principles of why humans enjoy puzzles. Zoologist Fay Clark explains

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