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Lemurs hugging trees to cool down on the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwest Madagascar

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Lemurs hug tree trunks to cool down when temperatures top 30°C

A type of lemur called a white sifaka embraces the base of some trees to release heat, with the bottom of the trunk being up to 5°C cooler than the surrounding air

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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) perched in a tree; Shutterstock ID 1675613710; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Woodpecker brains process their own tree-drumming as if it's birdsong

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aerial view of a Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). reefs of the Sea of Cortez, Pacific ocean. Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The world's aquarium.; Shutterstock ID 623521508; purchase_order: 10 Sept 2022 issue; job: Photo; client: NS; other:

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Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

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When Animals Dream review: Making the case for 'animalhood'

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When Animals Dream review: Making the case for 'animalhood'

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Jumping spider close up eyes

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Are these spiders dreaming? REM-like sleep exhibited in arachnids

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A pobblebonk frog (Limnodynastes terraereginae) in south-east Queensland, Australia

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Pobblebonk frogs have a weird trick for surviving very acidic pools

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A white-tailed deer munches on a sea turtle bone

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Deer in Costa Rica gnaw on sea turtle bones

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Two rooks in an aviary

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Cambridge lab for clever birds saved from closure by public donations

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Paper wasp on a flower

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Wasps can grasp abstract concepts such as 'same' and 'different'

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Chimpanzees hunt for fruit in video game to test navigation skills

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Chimpanzees hunt for fruit in video game to test navigation skills

Testing how chimpanzees navigate in virtual environments could help researchers understand why they prefer certain routes in the wild over others

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Backpack-wearing rats could start search-and-rescue missions next year

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Why has a court decided not to grant Happy the elephant personhood?

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Lizard unfurls its face like a flower as a way to scare off predators

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Lizard can switch from female to male before birth, but not vice versa

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