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Birds also know how to use working tools
To be able to observe their activity in the natural environment, Christian Rutz and his colleagues at Oxford University (UK) have placed tiny cameras weighing 14g under…
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dogs become stupid when living with hosts
Have you ever wondered what your puppy usually does without you at home? The answer will surprise you. At that time, they will behave much more appropriately.
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Fish: Insomnia study specimen
A recent study has shown that zebrafish may suffer from insomnia, especially when scientists tamper with their genes. This will be a cheap, healthy model for studying sl…
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Elephant distinguishes friends and enemies
Elephants can guess if a person is a friend or foe by sniffing the person's breath and looking at the color of the clothes he is wearing.
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Elephants can distinguish 'friend or foe'
Elephants have the ability to identify who is the friend, who is the enemy, and assess the level of danger of many different objects through the smell and color of the c…
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There is a fish that lives on ... trees
Because of 'living' life, larvae-hunting fish can temporarily change their biological structure to adapt to life on the branches. Instead of soaking in water, this parti…
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Lang Son: A precious fish is being eradicated
In a survey of vegetation in the Mau Son mountain range, the staff of the Northeastern Forest Seed Joint Stock Company accidentally discovered reptiles living along the…
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Learn bat language
According to US scientists, understanding the mechanism that bats use to communicate with each other by sound can help find new therapies to treat language disorders in…
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Making artificial rain to stimulate python
The rains and artificial flooding, along with the addition of food, were enough to convince three South American pythons at the New England Water Park to breed, for the…
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Monkey poked my hand to get noticed
It sounds strange, but indeed many monkeys wash their hands and feet with their urine. Scientists now claim they know why.
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Preserved ... wrong
Efforts to preserve a rare species of fish fell back to the point when American scientists realized they were relocating another fish back to the lakes and rivers.
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Taiwan developed genetically modified pigs specializing in grass
Scientists from the National University of Taiwan (NTU) have developed genetically engineered pigs, which produce odorless and non-polluting animal manure.
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The bat's breath reveals the uniformity of the latest victim of the Devil's Bat
Devil bats living in Latin America have turned to animal blood meals instead of tropical mammals,
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2/3 polar bears will disappear
Research projects by the US Geological Survey (USGS) said that in the next half century, polar bears will disappear along the northern coasts of Alaska, Russia and in th…
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Rare precious turtles lay eggs
Sources from the Nui Chua National Park Management Board said yesterday that green turtles - a rare marine animal - are appearing quite thick on the coast of Vinh Hai, w…