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Different individuals belonging to the species Octopus chierchiae

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Spotting the way octopus stripes vary could help us conserve them

The configuration of brown and white stripes on pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae) varies between individuals, which could help researchers monitor them in the wild

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Broad-nosed ancient shark was one of earliest fish to smell in stereo

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Chimpanzees may have an adolescent growth spurt like humans

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Male crazy ants have two different sets of DNA in their bodies

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Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction

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Animals that are social outliers seem to be better at solving problems

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Monkeys with human-like hands can be fooled by sleight-of-hand magic

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Invasive Burmese python in Florida lays a record 96 eggs in one go

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An African bush elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

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Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves

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Our attempts to kill cockroaches forced them to evolve new sex moves

Some male cockroaches have adapted their mating strategy to succeed with females that have developed a distaste for the sugar used in both poisonous baits and gifts from males

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Male mosquitoes may hang around humans to pick up females

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Environment

Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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Zebrafish seem to be able to count when they are just four days old

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The garden dormouse glows under UV light – but we don’t know why

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