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Duckbill - the most exotic creature in the world
The platypus has a mammal-like fur, its waddling legs are like birds and lay eggs in the style of reptiles.
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Seals mate with penguins
The sight of a male seal trying to make love with an emperor near the Antarctic penguin has entered the lens of scientists.
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The cow is as big as an elephant
The castrated cow named Chilli weighs more than a ton and is about the same height as a small elephant - 2 m, while his companion is only about 1.5 m tall.
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Sloths are not lazy
The characteristic image of a lazy creature who sleeps almost all day has been turned upside down. Instead of sleeping for more than 16 hours a day as observed in captiv…
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The platypus gene reveals the evolutionary secret of mammals
Researchers claim they have decoded and analyzed the platypus genome - the furthest relatives of humans in the mammalian system.
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Early birth is not always beneficial
Competition with older siblings has always been a difficult job, any child can tell you this. But the new study by a biologist at the University of North Carolina at Cha…
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In most species, fidelity is just a fantasy
Interestingly, not only adventurous men who get testosterone can love sexual adventures. This action has existed for a long time in tens of thousands of species of creat…
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Moderate levels of hormones must promote squirrel learning
According to a researcher from the University of Chicago, experiments on hormonal effects are related to stress, learning in ground squirrels has a certain impact on und…
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Cat flu appears in Thailand
About 60 unidentified cats died in Ang Thong province, causing people in some parts of Thailand to panic over the past few days.
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Loss of mammalian egg yolk gene and source of lactation and placental formation
An article on PLoS Biology this week explored the genetic changes that make mammals nourish their babies through the placenta and milk, rather than through eggs, and fin…
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'New Zealand dinosaurs' in New Zealand - Tuatara species - have the fastest evolutionary speed
In a study of tuatara, New Zealand's
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The tiny brain of flies can bring great benefits to humans.
Through the study of Drosophila (a kind of fruit fly), a University of Missouri researcher found that, by controlling the concentration of some compounds related to the…
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Live spiders hang upside down to save energy
A group of scientists from various fields from Spain and Croatia conducted an investigation into the eccentric life of many spiders living, eating, breeding and
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Heat prediction model for cattle
It is difficult to rest comfortably if your cattle are stressed, so the ability to predict and prevent potential stressors is also essential. Scientists together with th…
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The dance of honey bees is meaningless to those who neglect
There are many things to say about the bees' flexible dance, a sly dance that helps honey bees to inform the same animals when they find a source of food.