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Huge flightless swan roamed the ancient seas with a cradle on its back

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Huge flightless swan roamed the ancient seas with a cradle on its back

A fossilised leg bone found in Japan belonged to a prehistoric swan species with adaptations similar to several other water birds, including a duck-like bill and the feet of a loon

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EFY09R A cute, old french bulldog on a pink bed.

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French bulldogs are the shortest-lived dog breed in the UK

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DRX16P A Pig-Nosed Turtle swims in the Atlanta Aquarium.

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Over a fifth of reptile species are at risk of extinction

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A black bear takes a nap on a log

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Bats and bears use the same amount of energy per gram when hibernating

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Boophis tephraeomystax

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Frogs have acquired DNA from snakes with the help of parasites

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Dog hair hormone levels can tell us how stressful shelters are

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rhesus macaque with her two children and sister

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Brain regions linked to empathy bigger in monkeys with more friends

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Carrion crow (Corvus corone) black bird portrait of head and looking at camera. Wildlife in nature. Netherlands; Shutterstock ID 1928268914; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Crows may owe their intelligence to an abundance of certain neurons

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Rare albino turtle discovered in India

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Rare albino turtle discovered in India

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Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight, Mexico

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Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

Genes lost during vampire bats’ evolution may have helped them to adapt to their exclusive blood diet which is high in iron and fluid and low in calories

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Wild Wild Life newsletter: The world’s most controversial animals

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A 6-metre-long crocodile relative lived in China during the Bronze Age

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Mouse pups born from unfertilised eggs through genetic manipulation

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Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

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