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Some ants disinfect food by drinking the acid they spray at enemies
A number of ant species produce acid in a poison gland in their abdomen to spray at enemies, and now it seems they also drink it to kill pathogens in their food
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Why climate change is creating more female sea turtles and crocodiles
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Health
Coronavirus: Why infections from animals are such a deadly problem
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A lazy cave salamander didn’t move from the same spot for 7 years
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Environment
Wild horses in the US are being shot with contraceptive darts
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Releasing rescued orangutans into the wild doesn’t boost populations
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We’ve seen wolf pups play fetch just like dogs for the first time
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Here’s how we can learn from other animals to create a better Earth
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Earth
Wallace & Gromit’s creators make new animation to try to save the seas
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Cuttlefish wearing 3D glasses prove they sense depth just like us
Cuttlefish eyes move independently, making it difficult to compare images from each eye and sense depth. Surprisingly, they still sense distance the same way we do
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Beautiful close-ups of endangered big cats make real catwalk look tame
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Bottlenose dolphins are splitting into two different species
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Four great waves of animals have spread out from the tropics
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Reindeer’s real superpowers could help us beat depression and cancer
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