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animals

hagfish

Life

How hagfish can make enough slime to clog a shark's jaws in seconds

Hagfish use slime to clog up sharks’ jaws in milliseconds, and it’s the water drag generated when the shark inhales that helps the slime form so quickly

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dolphins jumping

Environment

Dolphins unintentionally poisoning offspring with banned chemicals

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Some bones

Environment

Millions of years ago a massive whale-eating whale roamed the seas

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Heavy or light?

Life

Crows can guess the weight of an object by watching it sway in wind

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mimic poison frog

Life

Core set of genes explain why some animals stick to one mate at a time

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rabbits

Life

Rabbits that don't eat their own faeces are small and weak

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Ant carries a leaf

Life

Leafcutter ants have their own landfill sites that emit greenhouse gas

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marine iguana

Life

Lost 'Darwinia' islands could be origin of species in the Galapagos

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African clawed frog

Life

Cannibalistic African clawed frog eats tadpoles of its relatives

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crayfish

Life

Crayfish experience something like anxiety when they shed their armour

Crayfish have to shed their armour to grow, leaving them temporarily undefended. During this time, they show signs of anxiety - but human anti-anxiety drugs change this

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Life

Scuba-diving lizard can stay underwater for at least 16 minutes

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Comment

How the right Christmas lunch can help save Earth from climate change

Comment

2018’s weirdest stories: Friendly horses, toddler robots and moonmoons

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Health

The more pets you meet as a baby, the lower your risk of allergies

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