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Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis

Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in China a different species of cat lived alongside people much earlier

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Pandas use tools to scratch thanks to a strange evolutionary quirk

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'Horrific and beautiful' whale rescue image wins photography prize

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'Horrific and beautiful' whale rescue image wins photography prize

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Sperm's evolutionary origins go back before multicellular animals

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Extinct animals in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age make it a must-watch

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Extinct animals in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age make it a must-watch

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Ancient tracks may record stampede of turtles disturbed by earthquake

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Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their queen, then usurps her

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Oldest ever RNA sample recovered from woolly mammoth

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A caretaker feeds chimpanzees inside their playground area at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Freetown, on April 24, 2025. The sanctuary, which rehabilitates orphaned Western chimpanzees, is a leading site for wildlife research and conservation education programs. Extremely popular with tourists, its keepers have defiantly kept it closed since late May. The protest is meant to spur the government into action over the rapid environmental degradation taking place in the national park where it is located. The deterioration does not just affect the chimps, experts say, but also inhabitants of the wider region including the nearby capital of Freetown, home to some two million people. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images)

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Smart new book takes an axe to the myth of human exceptionalism

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A three-legged lion has learned to hunt in a completely unexpected way

Jacob, an 11-year-old lion, has defied expectations by surviving for years after losing a leg – now we know his success is down to an innovative hunting strategy

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New book tells compelling tale of the fight to save the Siberian tiger

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Nature documentary shot on Super 8 film is ravishing and unpredictable

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We may finally know why birds sing at dawn

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Civet coffee: The real chemistry behind this bizarre luxury drink

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