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Bats obey traffic rules, study shows

Bats obey traffic rules, study shows

Bats abide by their own set of ‘traffic rules’: they chase each other, perform tandem turns and even slow down...

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Giant panda Tian Tian artificially inseminated again

Giant panda Tian Tian artificially inseminated again

Tian Tian has been artificially inseminated on two occasions but has failed to produce a cub. Experts hope it will...

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Highland Wildlife Park welcomes female polar bear

Highland Wildlife Park welcomes female polar bear

A polar bear has not been born in the UK for many years. Hopes she will produce the next generation...

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Disease-carrying mosquitoes 'on the rise'

Disease-carrying mosquitoes ‘on the rise’

In just a few decades, disease-carrying mosquitos could become widespread in large parts of Britain. Public health experts warns of...

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Budget sets aside &pound250k to tackle seagulls

Budget sets aside £250k to tackle seagulls

Funding will be used for research on the birds’ aggressive behaviour in towns and cities. Urban seagulls accused of terrorising...

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Orangutans use hand-like soundbox to sound bigger

Orangutans use hand-like soundbox to sound bigger

"Orangutans may be aware that they can influence their call and it changes the reaction of the predator." Discovery could...

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