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Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans)

Environment

Half of migratory animal species are in decline – many face extinction

The first ever UN report into the state of migratory species suggests animals from sharks to sea birds face a bleak future

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Life

Two new sabretooth cat species identified from fossils in South Africa

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Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

Life

Why have orcas been damaging and sinking so many boats?

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Alligators in Florida help other life thrive

Life

Alligators create hotspots for life by digging holes with their snouts

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Two year old English springer spaniel, Freya, has been trained to detect great crested newts

Life

Newt-sniffing dog called Freya is helping to locate elusive amphibians

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Male and female snow leopards come together.

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An Atlas of Endangered Animals review: Great stories to prompt action

Culture

Life

A wolf-dog hybrid has been confirmed in India for the first time

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Life

Bird flu has killed 20 critically endangered California condors

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Environment

Giant invasive rodents could make California’s floods worse

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Life

Three species of extremely primitive spider discovered in China

Mesothelean spiders diverged from all other spiders long before the first dinosaurs – three species of these living fossils have just been identified in western Hunan province

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Life

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

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Life

Orcas in the North Pacific may be dying out due to inbreeding

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Life

China reclaims pandas from US zoos – is the panda politics era over?

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Life

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

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