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Cockatoos can create tools of different lengths

Cockatoos can create tools of different lengths

Birds made much longer cardboard strips when a food reward was further away Researchers assess birds’ tool-making behaviour Goffin’s cockatoos...

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Campaigners closer to ending circus suffering in Guatemala

Campaigners closer to ending circus suffering in Guatemala

Six tigers including two cubs were rescued from the circus on Saturday. Six more tigers transferred to a temporary rescue...

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Food giant suppliers linked to rainforest destruction

Food giant suppliers linked to rainforest destruction

Scientists have said that deforestation for palm oil is posing a serious threat to orang-utans and other endangered species. Palm...

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Badger cull: Vets criticise Defra for ‘untrue statements’

Badger cull: Vets criticise Defra for ‘untrue statements’

Vets from the Prion Interest Group said there is ‘no proof whatsoever’ that changes in the incidence of bTB in...

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New test for early TB identification in zoo animals

New test for early TB identification in zoo animals

The Actiphage test offers a new way to detect and manage bTB in zoo animals and wildlife. Actiphage method detects...

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Discovery offers hope for northern white rhino

Discovery offers hope for northern white rhino

There are currently only two northern white rhinos remaining in the world. Study shows proof of contact between northern and...

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