Animals
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Best shots: Nature TTL Photographer of the Year Awards 2021
In Pictures Photographers explore ocean depths and wild terrains in 2021 awards
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Swan keeps knocking on people’s doors
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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‘Moby click’: whales taught each other to avoid harpoons
Speed Read Experts say sperm whales shared behaviours to outmanoeuvre 19th-century hunters
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Racoons break into bank and steal biscuits
Speed Read And other stories from the stranger side of life
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52 ideas that changed the world - 49. Ecology
In Depth Scientific ecology can be traced back to Charles Darwin and considers living things and their environment
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52 ideas that changed the world - 39. Selective breeding
In Depth Domesticating animals and creating plants and crops allowed agriculture to flourish
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What Brexit means for animals
In Depth UK wildlife at greater risk thanks to post-Brexit regulation gaps, claim charities
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General Election 2019: best dogs at polling stations
Speed Read Voting day has brought out some very good boys
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Why is British wildlife in decline?
Speed Read New study warns that populations have plummeted by average of 60% since 1970
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Could swine fever epidemic see pork taken off the menu?
In Depth Slovakia becomes latest country to report outbreak amid rising fears about inadequate containment efforts
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What are Tardigrades?
Speed Read So-called water bears are the toughest animals on Earth - and now scientists suspect they are alive on the Moon
By James Ashford Published
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How dangerous are pigeon droppings?
In Depth Review of flagship Scottish hospital launched following death of child patient from infection linked to bird excrement
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Chester Zoo fire: how animals were saved with personal bonds, comfort blankets and bananas
Speed Read Keepers ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraising campaign tops £120,000 following blaze in Monsoon Forest zone
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Scientists discover the Dracula ant is the world's fastest mover
In Depth Insect uses lethal speed of its spring-loaded mandibles to stun or kill prey
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