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Badgers top the mammal roadkill list

Badgers top the mammal roadkill list

So far this year scientists have received more than 5,500 reports of roadkill from members of the public. Project sheds...

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Goats ‘can detect emotions’ in calls from other goats

Goats ‘can detect emotions’ in calls from other goats

This provides the first strong evidence that goats can distinguish between calls based on emotion. Study sheds light on social...

Australian seagulls found to carry antibiotic resistant bacteria

Australian seagulls found to carry antibiotic resistant bacteria

Silver gulls carry bacteria that are resistant to the commonly used antimicrobial drugs, cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones. Birds earmarked as potential...

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Vets ‘integral’ to stopping EI spread, AHT says

Vets ‘integral’ to stopping EI spread, AHT says

June was said to be a ‘bumper period’ for EI, accounting for just over a third of all cases so...

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RSPCA braced for ‘hectic hedgehog month’

RSPCA braced for ‘hectic hedgehog month’

More than 10,000 calls about hedgehogs were made to the RSPCA’s national helpline in 2018.   The RSPCA says that...

Parrot performs 16 dance moves, scientists say

Parrot performs 16 dance moves, scientists say

The recent study suggests there are five distinct capacities that form key evolutionary prerequisites for dancing to music. (Stock photo)...

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