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African pouched rats are being trained to locate survivors trapped under debris and could be deployed at real-world disaster sites as early as next year.

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Backpack-wearing rats could start search-and-rescue missions next year

African pouched rats equipped with backpacks are being trained to locate survivors trapped under debris. Their size, natural curiosity and powerful sense of smell make them well-suited for the job

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Agama lizard

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Lizard unfurls its face like a flower as a way to scare off predators

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Watch salamanders 'skydive' in a miniature wind tunnel

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Watch salamanders 'skydive' in a miniature wind tunnel

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Example of one of the study sites

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Noisy boats over the Great Barrier Reef are cutting fish lives short

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A nematode

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Hungry worms will risk being hurt if it helps them reach a meal

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

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Watch male orb-weaving spiders catapult off females to escape death

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Bottlenose dolphins being fed

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Dolphins who are hand-fed by tourists are less social than their peers

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Tardigrade

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Tardigrades can hitch-hike on snails to travel longer distances

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blind cave tetra

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Blind Mexican cave fish are developing cave-specific accents

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Common swifts enter hibernation-like torpor on cold nights

When the common swift is nesting, it sometimes enters an energy-saving “torpor” state that is a bit like hibernation

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Male toad clings to female for 5 months waiting for chance to mate

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Spider monkeys actively choose to eat fruit infested with insects

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Vampire bats adapted to drinking blood by shedding several genes

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Sorry Darwin, but it turns out promiscuity benefits females too

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