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After crows fight they touch and preen each other to make up

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After crows fight they touch and preen each other to make up

Carrion crows sometimes have violent squabbles over food, but afterwards the aggressor will often sit by the victim as if to console them and reconcile

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holly wreath

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The holly hunters banking berries to save a species

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mouse-opossum

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Ravenous rainforest resident plucks midnight snack from thin air

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Genital parasite crabs are struggling to find sex partners

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Genital parasite crabs are struggling to find sex partners

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Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

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Hot springs, Yellowstone National Park

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Ancient microbes caused Earth’s first ever global warming

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'Scary' spider photos on Facebook are revealing new species

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'Scary' spider photos on Facebook are revealing new species

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Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

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Record-breaking two-tonne fish is the heaviest of its kind

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Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere

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Japan’s refusal to stop ivory trade undermines bans elsewhere

Even though other countries are clamping down on illegal ivory, the unconstrained trade in Japan may offer loopholes for criminals to keep selling ivory – fuelling elephant poaching

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Lizards re-evolved eggs after thousands of years of live births

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Sumatran tigers fall 17 per cent and have just two strongholds

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Why do female monkeys spend so long looking at rugged males?

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Hummingbirds have massive hearts to power their hovering flight

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