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Pale octopus, hairy-chested yeti crab and other new species found
4 Jan 2012: Scientists exploring underwater vents near Antarctica find a world of creatures thriving in temperatures of 400C
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6 Jan 2012:
Waxy frogs, a ridiculously cute otter and a protest monkey – here are the week's finest images from the natural world
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2 Jan 2012:
Indonesia has lost half of its rain forests in the past 50 years, putting the 50,000 to 60,000 orangutans that live there in scattered, degraded forests, in frequent and often deadly conflict with humans
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9 Jan 2012: Jatai bees are the first known bee species to have a specialised soldier class to protect their colony -
9 Jan 2012:
This African mystery bird is a highly specialised predator on a tiny relative of the elephant
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9 Jan 2012:
This very peculiar North American mystery bird has stumped the experts
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9 Jan 2012:
A new campaign says medicine made from bile extracted from caged bears is unethical and may be harmful to humans
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8 Jan 2012:
These gorgeous southeast Asian mystery birds are named for their long distinctive tail (includes video)
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8 Jan 2012:
This Ethiopian mystery bird is easily confused with another species
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8 Jan 2012:
Remains of more than 60 animals, also including cats and rabbits, discovered in countryside outside Naples
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8 Jan 2012:
Books, books, beautiful books! This is a list of biology, ecology, environment, natural history and animal books that are (or will soon be) available to occupy your bookshelves (or your library's bookshelves) and your thoughts
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7 Jan 2012:
This Australian mystery bird is part of a group of birds that has several ecological equivalents in other parts of the world
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7 Jan 2012:
This huge South African mystery bird has an enormous range, but it is found only in special places within that range
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6 Jan 2012:
This monotypic species is a taxonomic orphan: no one knows which family it belongs to (includes video)
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6 Jan 2012:
This Thai mystery bird is part of an interesting little genus that was recently relocated from one taxonomic family into another
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6 Jan 2012:
Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series
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5 Jan 2012:
Study says rapidly thinning sea ice in north Atlantic has ravaged seal numbers, making annual commercial seal hunt superfluous
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5 Jan 2012:
This Central American mystery bird is one of the few of its kind that feeds whilst perched (includes video)
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