Watch a monkey floss its teeth with a bird feather
10 November 2017
Nicobar long-tailed macaques have learned to use an array of tools, from wrapping prickly food in leaves to avoid getting hurt, to using bird feathers to floss their teeth
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Freeloading mites are squatting on spider webs and stealing food
1 November 2017
A newly-discovered species of mite sets up home on a spider’s web and nibbles away at any insects the spider catches – and the spider doesn’t seem to mind
Perfectly preserved fossil salamander even has last meal in gut
12 October 2017
A fossil salamander that lived at least 34 million years ago is in such good condition that the remains of a frog it ate are still in its digestive tract
Fungus creates zombie beetles that crave flowers before death
9 June 2017
The infected beetles seek out flowers, stick their heads in and bite for their life. Then, hours after dying, their wings mysteriously spring into action
The strange Cook pine trees that always lean towards the equator
2 June 2017
The Cook pine has been spread across the world by cultivators, and their efforts have revealed something unusual – the trees always lean towards the equator
