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Beetles that receive less care as larvae may become better parents
An experiment with beetles suggests that those deprived of nurture in their early life may devote more time to helping their own offspring
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Big animals move more slowly than small ones to avoid overheating
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Spotting the way octopus stripes vary could help us conserve them
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Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo
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Chimpanzees may have an adolescent growth spurt like humans
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Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies
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Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction
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Animals that are social outliers seem to be better at solving problems
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Monkeys with human-like hands can be fooled by sleight-of-hand magic
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Invasive Burmese python in Florida lays a record 96 eggs in one go
A female Burmese python 鈥� an invasive species in the US 鈥� has laid a clutch of 96 eggs in one go, almost double the average for these snakes
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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves
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Our attempts to kill cockroaches forced them to evolve new sex moves
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Male mosquitoes may hang around humans to pick up females
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Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming
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