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The secret of the longest living species of the planet
Unlike many animals, hairless mice have almost no signs of aging. They live nine times longer than mice of similar size and rarely get cancer.
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Bats do not land similarly
Humans are always fascinated by bats, but our understanding of how they fly or their strange upside-down habits is still limited.
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Pair of calves with mother but different species
A cow in the UK confused scientists after he gave birth to a pair of calves belonging to two different breeds.
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Why do animals migrate?
For the first time, engineers at MIT observed the beginning of a centralized migration event involving hundreds of millions of animals.
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Not only does it feel, crabs can remember the feeling of pain
The new study, conducted by Belfast University at Queen's University, shows that crabs not only suffer from pain and remember those memories.
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Insects and humans have authentic group activity
Bees and ants have long been considered tireless workers, but a new study suggests they are also behaving like modern citizens.
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Small frog with a coin
US scientists have discovered a tiny frog in the Andes in Peru. They think this may be the smallest frog on the planet.
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Chicks know how to do calculations
Italian scientists have just proved that a few days old chicks can count, add and subtract.
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Discover the smallest leaf lizard in Vietnam
Researcher Ngo Van Tri and Dr. Thomas Ziegler have discovered the smallest new leaf-legged lizard in Vietnam.
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Chimp knows to change meat for sex
One study found that male chimpanzees often use hunted meat in exchange for a chance to mate with females.
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The showy tail is not to attract mates
The male's wide, colorful tail turned out to be ineffective in stimulating or attracting the peacocks.
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Discovered two new snakes
A new snake named snakes apricot Gia Lai - Calamaria gialaiensis Ziegler - has been discovered at Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Gia Lai province.
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Cannibalism helps rattlesnakes recover after birth
Researchers from Mexico, the United States and Spain have recently obtained the first quantitative description of the cannibalistic behavior of Crotalus polystictus afte…