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Your pet dog’s ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

Unexpected archaeological discoveries are rewriting the story of how the big, bad wolf became our first and most beloved pet

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New-to-science stick insect is the heaviest ever found in Australia

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Puppy and cheetah cub make unlikely pair of step-siblings

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Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom

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Remarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together

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The secret to what makes colours pop on dazzling songbirds

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Spectacular Triassic reptile had an early kind of feathers

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Tiny elusive gecko rediscovered on one of the Galapagos islands

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Ancient animal's fossilised brain prompts rethink of spider evolution

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Small, stocky dinosaur related to Velociraptor named as new species

Shri rapax, known from a fossil found in Mongolia, had strong hands and teeth which may have helped it tackle much larger dinosaurs

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Octopuses fall for the rubber hand illusion just like us

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Exposure to microplastic makes animals want to eat it more

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Rare images capture snow leopard cubs in their dens

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Stunningly intimate octopus image wins aquatic photography prize

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