Animals
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Orangutan heals cut with medicinal plant
Speed Read A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has been self-medicating to heal a wound on his cheek
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The growing thirst for camel milk
Under the radar Climate change and health-conscious consumers are pushing demand for nutrient-rich product – and the growth of industrialised farming
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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How the EU undermines its climate goals with animal farming subsidies
Under the radar Bloc's agricultural policy incentivises carbon-intensive animal farming over growing crops, despite aims to be carbon-neutral
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The de-extinction process to bring woolly mammoths back to life
Under the Radar Biotechnology start-up's stem cell research brings possibility of genetically engineered species a step closer
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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One hundred new deep-sea species found off the coast of New Zealand
Under the radar Scientists explored the uncharted depths of the Bounty Trough
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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An amphibian that produces milk?
speed read Caecilians, worm-like amphibians that live underground, produce a milk-like substance for their hatchlings
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The concerning rise in 'hock burn' among British supermarket chickens
Under the radar One third of broilers in leading UK supermarkets show skin damage caused by ammonia from excrement, says investigation
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Chimpanzees are dying of human diseases
Under the radar Great apes are vulnerable to human pathogens thanks to genetic similarity, increased contact and no immunity
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The rise in dangerous exotic pets in the UK
The Explainer More than 2,700 animals, including big cats and venomous snakes, are kept as pets under 'outdated' legislation
By Austin Chen, The Week UK Published
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The looming extinction of migratory animals
Under the Radar Some species are migrating straight out of existence
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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How AI could help us talk to animals
The Explainer Humans may be 'shockingly close' to being able to communicate with other species
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Mouse keeps tidying up man's shed
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Mystic's 'terrifying' 2024 predictions
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The week's good news: Dec. 21, 2023
Feature It wasn't all bad!
By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published
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