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Some animals are more polite ... people when communicating
This is the work of scientists at York University and Sheffield, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany and Max Planck Institute for Psychological…
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Astonishing intelligence of crows
Classified as the planet's most intelligent animal, crows are the only non-primate species that can create and use working tools.
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Passionate, nearly 1,000km flight to find
The owl nicknamed Marcel was tracked by York University researchers via a GPS tag.
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The world's largest snake cave awakens after hibernation
After a long hibernation, more than 750,000 red striped snake snakes emerged from underground caves in Narcisse, Canada town to search for partners.
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Three-eyed catfish appeared in New York
According to the New York Times, the video appeared online on November 9, showing a man catching a catfish about the size of a shoe, lying motionless on a concrete floor…
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Fish also increase blood pressure when drunk
A group of New York University scientists found alcohol made zebrafish excited and more brave.
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American fishermen caught 95-year-old giant lobsters
Island Park town fishermen, New York state, caught a giant lobster, weighing 10.5 kg and estimating 95 years. The giant red head made the Americans flutter.
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Detecting leopard frogs
Scientists have discovered a new frog known scientifically as Tree Leopard in New York City, USA.
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The United States banned chimpanzees for experiments
According to the New York Times, the US National Institutes of Health will not fund research using chimpanzees as experiments.
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Breeding relations in the family line
At the end of March, when the winter gradually receded from the New York periphery, the mind of a spotted salamander pointed towards love. After the early spring rains s…
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A strange disease in bats
Al Hicks once stood in front of an old mine in Adirondacks - the largest winter resort of bats in New York state. In the middle of the warm sunshine, each bat flew out o…
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Found 6 new species in Congo Democratic Republic
The New York Wildlife Conservation Society has discovered six new species, including a bat, a snout, two shrews and two frogs in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Beavers 'repatriated' after 200 years
New York City has welcomed a beaver back after more than 200 years of this animal
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Humpback dolphins have human-like brain cells
Scientists at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York (USA) say they have discovered humpback dolphins have a type of brain cell also found in the human brain and apes
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8 new frog species found in Laos
Scientists at the World Animal Conservation Association in New York have discovered eight new frog species in Laos over the past two years. Among these new frogs, one ma…