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Finley, one of the sloths at The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica. Credit: Ignacio Moya

Life

Sloths have double the grip strength of humans and other primates

Dangling from a tree with just a single foot, sloths can exert more gripping force relative to their weight than primates – and they are consistently, but mysteriously, stronger on their left side

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Dragonflies, insects, animals, nature, macro Dragonfly - focus on the eye.

Life

Small and speedy animals perceive time faster than big, slow creatures

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Some individual animals are really lazy. How do they get away with it?

Life

Some individual animals are really lazy. How do they get away with it?

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FJ678N Peter's worm-jawed mormyrid, Peter's elephant nose, elephantnose fish, Longnosed Elephant fish (Gnathonemus petersii, Gnathonemus brevicaudatus, Mormyrus petersii), swimming

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Elephant-nose fish do a little dance to help them 'see' in 3D

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B640PK Antarctica, Adelie penguins ( pygoscelis adeliae ) kissing

Life

Adélie penguins show signs of self-awareness on the mirror test

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Flying squirrels carve nuts to store them securely in tree branches

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Flying squirrels carve nuts to store them securely in tree branches

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A nut wedged in the fork of a tree branch

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Flying squirrels carve nuts to store them securely in tree branches

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WXFHW9 Man watering green lawn, sprinkling water on the grass with water pistol, close-up with no face

Environment

When water runs short, how do you get people to use their fair share?

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Centipede,Poisonous animal swimming in creek at deep forest,Chaloem Phra Kiat Thai Prachan National park,Thailand.; Shutterstock ID 1044292291; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Life

Brown centipede uses a weird body motion to swim, not its many legs

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The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches

Life

The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches

From the jewel scarab beetle to the golden mole, the natural world brims with treasure. We must agree, at a vast, global, political level, to protect it, says Katherine Rundell

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Life

Black widow spiders remember their prey if it is stolen

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Humans

Two eye-opening new books delve into the world of animal communication

Culture

Mind

Why itching can be contagious: Reflex pathway is identified in mice

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Environment

Wild boar appear destructive, but they make excellent conservationists

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