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Koalas hug trees to keep cool
Koalas hugging cool trees can reduce their body temperatures by almost 70 per cent
Tag: animal behaviour
Nature & Wildlife
How animals sleep: secrets of slumber
Without the luxury of fluffy pillows and a warm bed, animals retreat to the land of Nod in some extraordinary ways.
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Oriental dwarf kingfisher, a rainbow by any other name
The bright, rainbow-coloured kingfisher is found in the rainforests of South-East Asia.
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Orangutan crab a dedicated decorator
Its fuzzy orange outer shell gives this orangutan crab its name
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Predicting deadly jellyfish movement now possible
We may finally have found a way to predict the arrival of the world’s most venomous jellyfish, after a link to trade winds is found.
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Primitive hammerhead worms have a mouth/anus
This worm may be primitive, with a combination mouth/anus, but it has some clever adaptations
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Flatback turtle migration routes mapped
The migratory paths of the little-studied flatback sea turtle have been mapped by a satellite tracking study.
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Wilson’s bird of paradise
This New Guinea bird is as elusive as it is beautiful
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Caterpillar an expert in mimicry
This little caterpillar has elaborate mimicry to appear much bigger and scarier than it is.
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Dingo culls cause more harm than good
Culling dingoes may be worse for ecosystems than keeping the predators, a new study says.