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Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction

The kakapo, a flightless parrot, only survives on a few predator-free islands in New Zealand – but preserved faeces could inform the search for new habitats

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Animals that are social outliers seem to be better at solving problems

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Monkeys with human-like hands can be fooled by sleight-of-hand magic

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Invasive Burmese python in Florida lays a record 96 eggs in one go

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An African bush elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

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Our attempts to kill cockroaches forced them to evolve new sex moves

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Male mosquitoes may hang around humans to pick up females

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Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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Zebrafish seem to be able to count when they are just four days old

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The garden dormouse glows under UV light - but we don’t know why

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The garden dormouse glows under UV light - but we don’t know why

The garden dormouse, a small European rodent species, has joined a growing list of animals known to display photoluminescence – but the reason for the phenomenon is a mystery

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Parasite from cat faeces killed four sea otters in California

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Bird flu may be making foxes and other animals behave in unusual ways

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Technology

Astonishing 3D footage of ants recorded using 54-camera set-up

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Australia’s rarest bird of prey is disappearing faster than we thought

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