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Indo-Pacific sponge Chelonaplysilla sp.

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Sponges can ‘sneeze’ and other sea creatures eat their mucus

Despite having no nerves or muscles, sea sponges slowly contract to squeeze sand and debris out of the openings they feed through

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On the left, a creamy-yellow, oblong, pill bug-like crustacean is displayed with its carapace pointed upwards. On the right, the same crustacean is shown on its back with 14 pairs of legs pointed upwards.

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Giant yellow crustacean in an aquarium turns out to be new species

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A male Santa Marta sabrewing. The species was rediscovered in Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in July 2022. The hummingbird had not had a documented sighting in 12 years. It was only the second time the hummingbird has been documented since it was first collected in 1946. (Photo by Yurgen Vega/SELVA/ProCAT)

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Hummingbird that was feared extinct is spotted in Colombian mountains

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The k??k??p?? is a nocturnal, flightless parrot. And its strangeness doesn't end there. It's critically endangered and one of New Zealand???s unique treasures.Sirocco is a charismatic k??k??p??, national treasure and media superstar. He's also New Zealand's official Spokesbird for conservation.

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Wilder review: A compelling look at how lost species are restored

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Two Labrador puppies

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Labrador dogs gene edited and cloned to prevent inherited hip disease

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Colorado potato beetle

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Hibernating beetles break down and regrow their muscles on demand

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Two rooks in an aviary

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Cambridge lab for clever birds saved from closure by public donations

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Illustration of a warm-blooded ancestor of mammals

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Ear anatomy shows warm-blooded animals evolved 233 million years ago

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Illustration of Qikiqtania wakei in the water

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A fish that evolved to stand up on land went back to living in water

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Paper wasp on a flower

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Wasps can grasp abstract concepts such as 'same' and 'different'

Paper wasps can be trained to choose between pairs of stimuli that are either alike or different, suggesting the propensity for abstract thought may be more widespread than we thought

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Beavers to be legally protected from harm in England from October

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Woodpeckers don't have built-in shock absorbers to protect their brain

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Penguins adapt their accents to sound more like their friends

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Three-eyed predator stalked the seas 500 million years ago

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