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Researchers believe the hierarchy helps elephants avoid injuries that could result from competing for water
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When the Ice Age began, these large mammals spread out to northern Asia and Europe
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Cleaner wrasse fish, black widow spiders and even bananas made the news recently as part of the latest wildlife research
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Could the California sea otters' peculiar dietary habits be impeding their resurgence?
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#5: With 25 billion chickens in the world, there are more of them than any other bird species
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In a Wisconsin reservoir, these normally terrestrial animals have managed not only to survive but to thrive underwater
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After an oil spill, should people put in the time and effort to clean up wildlife, or would it be better to just let the animals die?
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Biologists scale city trees to bag a surprisingly urban species, the Cooper's Hawk
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And why is one running loose in California?
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Researchers may soon be able to transfer embryos from older cheetahs into younger animals and give them a better chance of success
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Giving away surprises, surprisingly, makes readers like stories better
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Male houbara bustards pay a steep price for wooing the ladies
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“Talking” apes are not just the stuff of science fiction; scientists have taught many apes to use some semblance of language
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They may not be Dracula in disguise, but vampire bats are still creepy nocturnal critters that need blood to survive
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Sharks, starfish, ferns and sci-fi-worthy sea creatures have been discovered in a new massive survey
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Project Nim and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are very different movies, but both question the ethics of chimpanzee research
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Carnivores aren't the only creatures munching on bones, and herbivores are not the strict vegans we think they are
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Unlike other African antelope species, there are no herds of dik-diks. They form monogamous pairs that stand guard over their own territory
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Hummingbirds, attacking bears, ancient hominids and other news updates in wildlife research
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Can scientists stop white-nose syndrome, a new disease that is killing bats in catastrophic numbers?
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