Wildlife
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Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna and the University of Oxford have shown that Goffin’s cockatoos can make and use elongated tools out of different materials
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With starling numbers still tumbling, Kate Bradbury is determined to make her garden a haven for these acrobatic birds
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Country diary: Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire Perhaps it is a human-sized story – that after 400,000 days on Earth, the Major Oak is still full of life
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Study finds disappearance of kelp from waters near Coffs Harbour coincided with a 0.6 degree temperature rise that attracted increased numbers of hungry fish
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Deforestation near Coffs Harbour coincided with 0.6C temperature rise, which had ‘catastrophic’ effect of attracting fish
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The return of the bittern and common crane to the Norfolk Broads gives reason for optimism
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For one animal charity, the retailer’s bouncing boxer represents a clear and present danger. For others, it’s finally good news for badgers …
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Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 17 November 1916: Ferns vary in autumn beauty according to their kind, some remaining dark green when their tips are curled and dead, grey or almost black; the osmunda, however, increases in beauty as it ages
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Host of Brave Wilderness YouTube channel travels around world trying to get animals and insects to bite him – and give viewers a ‘vicarious experience’
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Spanning Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and home to 4,700 species, the Pantanal wetlands are under threat from deforestation and agriculture. But local people are taking on the challenge to protect this unique region
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Ocupando um território que se estende por Brasil, Paraguai e Bolívia e abriga 4,700 espécies, o Pantanal é ameaçado pelo desmatamento e pela agropecuária. Mas alguns de seus habitantes encaram o desafio de proteger essa região única
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Habitantes locales del Pantanal, que abarca a tres países y alberga a 4,700 especies, luchan contra los estragos causados por la deforestación y la agricultura
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Country diary: Airedale, West Yorkshire Far from being robust birds, these visitors from Scandinavia can suffer terribly when the temperature drops
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Italy’s hedgehog hospital, starlings in flight and a comical fox are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Country Diary: Langstone, Hampshire The unfed arachnids were red-brown and as tiny as sesame seeds, the fully engorged ones like glossy grey pearls
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Scientists believe the animals have been infected with the disfiguring disease for centuries and pose little risk to humans today
Threatened seabirds begin to recover on Macquarie Island after pests eliminated