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Bison lick each other's wounds after a traumatic experience

Communal wound licking has been documented in a hoofed mammal for the first time. American bison may use the behaviour to boost social connections and reduce stress

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Photographs of communal wound licking by (a) an adult female and adult male bison (Bison bison) and (b) an adult male bison, on two different GPS-collared bison in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, on 28 September 2022.

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Demon catshark species identified thanks to weird mystery eggs

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Locusts produce an odour to try to put other locusts off eating them

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A large brown locust, Locusta migratoria, with a pattern on its body sits on branch among green vegetation in a summer garden. The migratory locust is the most widespread locust species
Portrait of family of a Chimpanzee bonobo ( Pan paniscus). Democratic Republic of Congo. Africa

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Apes have the same willingness to share food as small children

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Blobs of worms untangle in milliseconds with a corkscrew wiggle

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Blobs of worms untangle in milliseconds with a corkscrew wiggle

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Elephant seals take power naps in the ocean while slowly sinking

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We finally know why insects are attracted to lights

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Big animals move more slowly than small ones to avoid overheating

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Big animals move more slowly than small ones to avoid overheating

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Zebra finches pick singing coaches based on songs they hear as embryos

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Mysterious deep-sea holes may be burrows of tiny shrimp-like creatures

Shrimp-like amphipods may be the architects of lines of holes at the bottom of the Bering Sea, which serve as a habitat to a wide range of fauna roaming the abyss

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Mysterious deep-sea holes may be burrows of tiny shrimp-like creatures

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Ants independently evolved to farm fungus at least twice

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Stunning photographs accompany Attenborough's Wild Isles show

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Lizards on a US Army base are stress eating due to helicopter noise

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Brown widow spiders are killing off black widows in the southern US

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