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‘Social distancing’ in paper wasps!
We all must have seen a small, papery nest attached by a thin stalk to the wall. It is likely to be the nest of paper wasps....
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Can having predators around be beneficial for animals!?
The way animals react to their predators does not have a fixed set of rules. However, we will expect that an animal should always try and...
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How do crows break open hard shells of molluscs?
Northwestern Crows on Mandarte Island in Canada are known to feed on ‘whelks’. Whelks are molluscs, particularly sea snails which have a...
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Migration, genes and blackcap birds!
Hybrids of blackcap birds flying in opposite directions take the intermediate direction of migration!
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Our very own Nemo - a sex-changing fish!
Most of us would have seen ‘Finding Nemo’ and absolutely loved it, for all the right reasons. However, if the movie was to be...
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Males which'sneak in' to mate!
Check the 105 second video to find out how the 'not-so-good' males of some frogs and toads increase chances of finding mates!
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Nest-building, snake eating kings!
Nest building, snake eating King Cobra females save their babies from themselves!!!!
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Why are Asian elephants being born tuskless!?
Did you know that as many as 5-90% elephants of a population in India can be tuskless? Then why do elephants even have tusks? Check out the
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Brutal, brutal meerkat mothers...
Meerkats are mongooses which stay in closely bonded groups. How is it then, that one female gives birth to almost 80% pups in the group!?
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Fission-fusion systems and giraffes
Animals temporarily split into smaller groups to avoid costs of living in groups!
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