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Everyone Was Wrong About Why Cats Purr
Feline researchers have long believed that purring is produced by voluntary muscle contractions, but a new report indicates that this…
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Florida’s War With Invasive Pythons Has a New Twist
That has created a problem. Around 2010, soon after meeting this big, new predator that could outcompete and eat them,…
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Scientists reconsider why zebra stripes mysteriously repel flies
For the current study, Tombak, then a PhD student at Princeton, and her team wanted to test the width of…
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How Boa Constrictors Can Breathe Even When They Crush Their Prey
See boa It is quite difficult to capture and consume its prey. First, the snake attacks and clings to its…
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Air pollution can prevent insects from stopping to smell flowers
“There could also be broader ramifications,” he continued. “For example, a pheromone is an airborne odor produced by an insect…
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Brutal Reason Some primates are born with strange colors
First thing What you might notice about Delacour’s langur is its coloration. It has a jet-black body, limbs, and head,…
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Why some animals can know more from less
However, phylogeny can only tell scientists so much. The team wondered if the difference might have something to do with…
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Scientists capture the DNA of animals in the air for the first time
But for many biologists, tracking mammals that move miles a day and keeping an eye on humans is nearly impossible.…
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These lemurs have rhythm. Scientists have questions
Indri is a lemur, a primate with opposite thumbs; a short tail; and round, tufted, teddy bear-like ears. They share…
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Is there a genetic link to being an extremely good boy?
Flash is not yours average puppy. A yellow Labrador, named after one of Britain’s first guide dogs from 1931, it…
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