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1. First lethal attacks by chimpanzees on gorillas observed

   By Still Waters, July 20   

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   • gorillas
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   • Still Waters
   • July 20

2. Tomato fruits send electrical warnings to the rest of the plant when attacked by insects

   By Still Waters, July 20   

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   • Still Waters
   • July 20

3. 1st female grizzly bear in 40 years collared in Washington state 1 2

   By Still Waters, July 16   

   • female grizzly bear
   • washington state
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   • Swede
   • July 19

4. New alpine moth solves a 180-year-old mystery

   By Still Waters, July 19   

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   • lepidoptera
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   • Still Waters
   • July 19

5. Couple handed fine after touching endangered seal in Hawaii

   By Still Waters, July 18   

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   • glorybebe
   • July 18

6. Freedom for Joshi the gorilla - video

   Joshi is swapping life in captivity for a new start in the jungle

   By Still Waters, July 18   

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   • Still Waters
   • July 18

7. After 14,000 Years of Domestication, Dogs Have Some of the Same Cognitive Abilities As Human Babies

   By Manwon Lender, July 18
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   • third_eye
   • July 18

8. Rare Egyptian vulture seen in UK for first time in 150 years

   [Updated] Rare vulture spotted in Ireland for the first time

   By Still Waters, June 15   

   • egyptian vulture
   • isles of scilly
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   • Still Waters
   • July 17

9. Laws of nature: could UK rivers be given the same rights as people?

   By Still Waters, July 17   

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   • Still Waters
   • July 17

10. UK government seeks to extend protection of ivory-bearing animals

    By Still Waters, July 17   

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    • ivory poaching
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    • Still Waters
    • July 17

11. Monster shark movies harm shark conservation efforts

    By Still Waters, July 15   

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    • shark conservation
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    • ThereWeAreThen
    • July 15

12. High-ranking hyena mothers pass their social networks to their cubs

    By Still Waters, July 15   

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    • Still Waters
    • July 15

13. How jumping spiders distinguish living from non-living objects

    By Still Waters, July 15   

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    • menemerus semilimbatus
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    • Still Waters
    • July 15

14. Pilot Takes To Sky With Bird Flocks

    By Brandy333, July 15
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    • Brandy333
    • July 15

15. Froghoppers are champion suckers

    Froghoppers able to suck with enough force to draw up liquid in a vertical straw 100m long

    By Still Waters, July 14   

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    • Still Waters
    • July 14

16. How human trash in Australian bird nests changed over 195 years

    By Still Waters, July 14   

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    • human trash
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    • Still Waters
    • July 14

17. Beautiful White Peacock

    By Brandy333, July 14
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    • Brandy333
    • July 14

18. 2,000-year-old mystery of havoc-wreaking shipworms

    By Still Waters, July 13   

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    • Still Waters
    • July 13

19. New evidence of menopause in killer whales

    By Still Waters, July 13   

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    • Still Waters
    • July 13

20. Rarely seen glass octopus captured on camera

    By Still Waters, July 13   

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    • quiXilver
    • July 13

21. Baby beaver born on Exmoor for first time in 400yrs

    By Eldorado, July 13   

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    • diddyman68
    • July 13

22. Rare albino redwoods may hold clues to ecosystem health

    By Still Waters, July 12   

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    • HandsomeGorilla
    • July 12

23. Florida manatee population continues to drop as food sources dried up

    By Still Waters, July 12   

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    • Still Waters
    • July 12

24. Nanny Goat Gives Birth To Five

    By Brandy333, July 11
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    • Likely Guy
    • July 12

25. Giant pandas no longer endangered in the wild but still vulnerable, China announces

    By Still Waters, July 9   

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    • Nnicolette
    • July 11