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'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats3 Comments -
'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse3 Comments
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In the search for bees, Mozambique honey hunters and birds share a language with distinct, regional dialectsPeople searching for honey in Mozambique work with birds via a shared language in a rare case of cooperation between humans and wild animals. This language also comes with regional dialects — that appear to be driven by the birds.
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'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study findsA new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in socially complex species. The findings show diverse sexual behaviors are common — and likely beneficial in primates.
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Rock climbers in Italy accidentally discovered evidence of an 80 million-year-old sea turtle stampedeScientists say grooves on a rock face overlooking the Adriatic Sea may have been made by sea turtles fleeing an earthquake.
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Shark attacks in Hawaii spike in October, and scientists think they know whySharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years of data reveals.
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'They are life, but not as we now know it': 26-foot organism that lived 420 million years ago is completely unknown branch of animal kingdomAn ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown branch of life, researchers say.
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Coyote scrambles onto Alcatraz Island after perilous, never-before-seen swimExperts have reacted to a viral video of a coyote swimming to Alcatraz Island in what is a surprising first for the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Ever watched a pet cow pick up a broom and scratch herself with it? You have nowA pet cow in Austria started using a broom to scratch herself — the first ever documented case of bovine tool use.
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Ancient mummified cheetahs discovered in Saudi Arabia contain preserved DNA from the long-lost populationCheetahs vanished from Saudi Arabia half a century ago. Now long-dead mummified big cats may help herald their return.
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Rare nocturnal parrots in New Zealand are breeding for the first time in 4 years — here's whyThe 2026 breeding season for endangered kākāpō could produce the most chicks in decades.
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