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Rats can use imagination to mentally recreate places they've visited

If a rat has walked through a location before, it can imagine that place, with the help of virtual reality. Some now expect all mammals to be capable of such thoughts

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Chimpanzees use high ground to scope out rival groups

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Planet Earth III: David Attenborough's 'hold your breath' moments

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Planet Earth III: David Attenborough's 'hold your breath' moments

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Adult patiria starfish

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Starfish don't have a body - they're just a big squished head

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Some insects disguise themselves as spiders to avoid getting eaten

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Most mammals go through the menopause - if they live long enough

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A male lion and a cub

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Do animals know that sex leads to babies?

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Environment

Warm seas blamed for the disappearance of 10 billion snow crabs

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Emergence of huge cicada generation in 2021 led to a caterpillar boom

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Cooked Chinese mitten crabs piled up on a plate

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Edible and delicious Chinese mitten crabs are invading the UK

Numbers of invasive Chinese mitten crabs are believed to be growing in the UK, causing damage to river beds and competing with native wildlife

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Dung beetles' feeding habits can be used to track endangered lemurs

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Paris's bedbug problem is probably no worse than other major cities

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Inventions based on threatened animals like rhinos are on the rise

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Winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

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