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Reveal the bat's secret of flying
It's interesting, but bats use aerodynamic mechanisms like insects to hover in the air, scientists said.
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Fish generator to advertise themselves
New research shows that male fish can increase their body's electric field to seduce females and threaten their opponents. Some fish have the ability to generate power.…
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Rats also have emotions
Mice that spend most of their lives running in narrow caves should have good touch and their mustaches carry out most of this function. What scientists have never known…
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Darwin can make mistakes about the wild origin of chickens
Charles Darwin thinks that the chicken is native to a red jungle chicken, but Uppsala University's research shows that the chicken's wild origin is much more complex.
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Highlights are effective anti-predator signs
According to a study in Behavioral Ecology, the round dots in animals such as butterflies against predators are very effective because they are striking traits, not they…
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Sociality and cunningness of hyenas
Throughout his career, Dr. Holekamp has always been careful with humanism as the center. She does not think that hyenas are humans with long ears running on four legs. B…
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Contagious worms help the starling birds sing better
In the list of unintended consequences of environmental pollutants can add one thing - eating infected worms affects the singing of male starlings. However, children see…
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Rearrange the family tree of animals
A study led by Brown University biologist Casey Dunn uses new genetic engineering to answer pre-questioned questions about animal evolution. This is a research project o…
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Compounds for beavers - harmful animals like mice ravaging the Gulf marsh
Rodent pests that weigh only 10 pounds are devastating the swamp south of the United States recently, destroying the Mississippi River swamp ecosystem with a level of da…
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25 years, the number of tigers in the world halved
Over the past 25 years, the world's tiger population has halved, mainly due to human activities, warned by experts from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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Snakes cross poisonous newts in the evolutionary race
Although snakes don't know fugu - a delicious seafood made from blowfish that is known for its extremely toxic substance; But if a non-poisonous snake with a long stripe…
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Discovered new birds in Indonesia
Zoologists from the Indonesian University (UI) have discovered a new species of bird in the Togian archipelago in North Sumatra province. They named the new bird Kacamat…
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Birds also use 'whiskers' like cats
The showy coat is usually only considered a ornamental animal, but two biologists have demonstrated that a small seabird has used its hair on its head like a cat whisker…
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Snake venom: Nature's optimal weapon
Snake venom is a deadly weapon, formed over a period of over 100 million years. It kills tens of thousands of people every year. And thanks to the new research works, it…
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Study bird brain to solve questions about speaking ability
Although they belong to many different families in the genealogy of birds, vocal learning birds use similar brain structures to store their voices. Neuroscience biologis…