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How hagfish slime gets its incredible clogging ability

Fibrous protein threads hold together the mucus in hagfish slime, giving it up to 1000 times the clogging power of common thickeners like xanthan gum when dissolved in water

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Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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Parasite from cat faeces killed four sea otters in California

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A bald eagle is tested for avian flu

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Bird flu cases are expected to surge as birds migrate in coming weeks

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

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US approves controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

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Wild Isles review: David Attenborough turns focus to UK and Ireland

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Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time

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Orca seen foster parenting a pilot whale calf for first time

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Flight Paths review: Why understanding migration may save bird species

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Flight Paths review: Why understanding migration may save bird species

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Philippine eagle

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There may be just 800 of these endangered eagles left in the wild

Philippine eagles are one of the largest living eagle species and require a huge territory to thrive. A mapping project found that there may be fewer than a thousand individuals left

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Wildlife trading treaty has been helping to save animals for 50 years

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Thor the walrus spotted on Iceland coast following visit to the UK

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Sea turtle strandings on the US east coast have increased drastically

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Ohio train derailment killed more than 40,000 aquatic animals

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