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Lemurs self-medicate by rubbing toxic millipedes over their bottoms

Environment

Lemurs self-medicate by rubbing toxic millipedes over their bottoms

Red-fronted lemurs sometimes pick up a millipede, give it a chew to make it secrete toxins, then rub it on the skin around their anus - but why?

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An Amazonian snake has two types of venom that kill different prey

An Amazonian snake has two types of venom that kill different prey

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Many chimps are active at night but we don’t know what they do

Life

Many chimps are active at night but we don’t know what they do

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flowers/bees

Life

Is life on Earth really at risk? The truth about the extinction crisis

Features

Climate change is forcing geese to give up pit stops when they migrate

Life

Climate change is forcing geese to give up pit stops when they migrate

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crocodile

Life

This crocodile emerging from the gloom sure seems happy to see you

Regulars

Honeybees gang up to roast invading hornets alive — at a terrible cost

Life

Honeybees gang up to roast invading hornets alive — at a terrible cost

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We now know why horses snort - because they're happy

Life

We now know why horses snort - because they're happy

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A cat by the roadside

Humans

Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe

Comment

The koala genome has been fully sequenced for the first time

Life

The koala genome has been fully sequenced for the first time

The koala genome has been sequenced for the first time, providing new insights into its diet and sex life, and assisting with conservation efforts

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Life

Freak accident created a massive army of super-fertile clones

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Life

Crows make the right tool by remembering the last one they saw

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Life

Female velvet ants are so scary no other animal dares eat them

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Health

Why is the UK running out of CO2 and what will it mean?

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