Natural World

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1. Keeping elephants in UK zoos could be made illegal

   amid warnings animals suffer mental illnesses in captivity

   By Still Waters, July 11   

   • captive elephants
   • 3 replies
   • 112 views
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   • ouija ouija
   • July 11

2. Dead Asian giant hornet discovered in US for the first time this year

   By Still Waters, June 17   

   • asian giant hornet
   • snohomish
   • 3 replies
   • 260 views
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   • Nosy.Matters
   • July 10

3. Grizzly bear attacks, kills camper in western Montana

   By Still Waters, July 8   

   • ovando
   • grizzly bear
   • (and 1 more)

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     • grizzly bear
     • campsite
   • 2 replies
   • 144 views
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   • Still Waters
   • July 10

4. Indian scientists discover new plant species in Antarctica

   By Still Waters, July 9   

   • bryum bharatiensis
   • larsemann hills
   • 0 replies
   • 87 views
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   • Still Waters
   • July 9

5. Suckers for learning: why octopuses are so intelligent

   By Still Waters, July 7   

   • octopuses
   • 2 replies
   • 130 views
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   • Myles
   • July 8

6. Why some fish are warm-blooded mystery solved

   By Eldorado, July 5   

   • warm-blooded fish
   • 7 replies
   • 273 views
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   • Tatetopa
   • July 7

7. Elephants leave UK zoo for the Kenyan savannah, in a first-of-its kind operation

   By Still Waters, July 6   

   • kent zoo
   • howletts wild animal park
   • (and 2 more)

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     • kent zoo
     • howletts wild animal park
     • aspinall foundation
     • savannah elephants
   • 0 replies
   • 85 views
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   • Still Waters
   • July 6

8. Male dragonflies lose their wing 'bling' in hotter climates

   By Still Waters, July 6   

   • male dragonflies
   • wing pigmentation
   • 0 replies
   • 74 views
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   • Still Waters
   • July 6

9. A 30% reduction in Wisconsin's wolf population

   By Still Waters, July 5   

   • grey wolves
   • wisconsin
   • 3 replies
   • 133 views
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   • and then
   • July 6

10. Which animals talk the most? Depends on how you define 'talk'

    By Still Waters, July 4
    • 4 replies
    • 157 views
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    • ouija ouija
    • July 5

11. Grasshopper swarms overwhelm US west

    By Still Waters, July 4   

    • grasshoppers
    • 2 replies
    • 137 views
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    • Brandy333
    • July 4

12. New species of 'fairy lanterns' discovered growing in a Malaysian rainforest

    By Still Waters, July 4   

    • fairy lanterns
    • malaysian rainforest
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      • malaysian rainforest
      • thismia sitimeriamiae
      • terengganu
    • 1 reply
    • 114 views
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    • third_eye
    • July 4

13. ‘Worst day in pigeon racing history’ sees 5,000 birds disappear

    By Still Waters, June 25   

    • pigeon racing
    • 8 replies
    • 384 views
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    • Still Waters
    • July 4

14. People urged to stay away from friendly dolphin in Texas

    By Still Waters, July 2   

    • dolphin
    • 2 replies
    • 148 views
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    • Brandy333
    • July 2

15. Beetle filmed walking on the underside of puddle's surface

    By Eldorado, July 2   

    • beetles
    • watagan mountains
    • 2 replies
    • 169 views
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    • Hammerclaw
    • July 2

16. Alligator Finds Its Way to Church, Welcomed by Pastor

    By Manwon Lender, July 2
    • 0 replies
    • 95 views
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    • Manwon Lender
    • July 2

17. Lioness Chasing Prey

    By Brandy333, July 1
    • 2 replies
    • 133 views
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    • Brandy333
    • July 2

18. Rare white puffin spotted on Scottish island

    By Still Waters, July 1   

    • handa island
    • white puffin
    • 0 replies
    • 100 views
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    • Still Waters
    • July 1

19. New species of parasitic wasp discovered

    By Still Waters, July 1   

    • dolichomitus meii
    • parasitic wasp
    • 0 replies
    • 91 views
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    • Still Waters
    • July 1

20. Rare tadpole is new to science

    By Still Waters, July 1   

    • cruziohyla calcarifer
    • splendid tree frog
    • (and 2 more)

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      • splendid tree frog
      • leaf frog
      • tadpole
    • 0 replies
    • 84 views
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    • Still Waters
    • July 1

21. What's inside the 'world's ugliest animal,' the blobfish

    By Manwon Lender, July 1
    • 0 replies
    • 86 views
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    • Manwon Lender
    • July 1

22. Eagle Goes After Goat

    By Brandy333, July 1
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
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    • razman
    • July 1

23. Radioactive wild boar-pig hybrid emerges in Fukushima

    By Eldorado, June 30   

    • fukushima
    • wild boar
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      • fukushima
      • wild boar
      • hybrid
    • 2 replies
    • 150 views
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    • the13bats
    • June 30

24. Male jackdaws don't console traumatized mates

    By Still Waters, June 30   

    • jackdaws
    • 2 replies
    • 94 views
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    • the13bats
    • June 30

25. Spiders prey upon snakes many times their size

    By Eldorado, June 24   

    • spiders
    • 1 reply
    • 151 views
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    • Manwon Lender
    • June 30