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Breeding with farmed fish is changing the life cycle of wild salmon

The evolutionary fitness of Atlantic salmon is being damaged by genetic contamination as wild fish breed with escapees from fish farms

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H7W470 Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei) pair emerging from burrow in Gibber Desert, central Australia

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Meat-eating mammals are more susceptible to cancer than herbivores

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Eurasian Jay in the wild

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Meet the scientists who perform magic tricks on birds

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Medical Research: albino rat for animal experiments

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Scientists asked pet rat owners for tips on looking after lab rats

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Crocidura caudipilosa

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Fourteen new species of shrew discovered on an Indonesian island

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A ten-centimetre-long, yellow-brown female Eumillipes persephone millipede with 1306 legs

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Millipede in Australia is first to actually have more than 1000 legs

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An almost-transparent, newly-hatched gloomy octopus

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Newly hatched gloomy octopuses may seek out light to catch tiny prey

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When geckos play ball and spiders spar: The strange evolution of fun

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When geckos play ball and spiders spar: The strange evolution of fun

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Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of vegetation?

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Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of vegetation?

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Beet armyworm / Small mottled willow (Spodoptera exigua) moth on Cotton (Gossypium sp) flower bud.

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Destructive pest moth stripped of sex appeal by gene editing

Female beet armyworms with a deleted gene don’t produce sex pheromones, which could be exploited as a way to control numbers of this agricultural pest

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Zebra finch songs alter the behaviour of their chicks' mitochondria

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Migrating birds may be paler colours to help them keep cool

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Extinct New Zealand bird hunted like an eagle and ate like a vulture

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Stunning bird photos showcase the diversity of our avian friends

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