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The transformation of domestic rabbits into wild creatures

Loss of domestication alleles in introduced rabbit communities.

Ancient large kangaroos primarily walked on all fours

Limb proportions in kangaroos and the likely movement of extinct Protemnodon.

Australian lizards protect sheep from predators

Role of heath goannas in carcass removal and blowfly control.

Wild chimpanzees and the healing power of medicinal plants

Sick chimpanzees eat tree bark, dead wood and ferns with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Fishy parenting? penalizing offspring boosts cooperation

Dominant punishment boosts subordinate help in cichlids.

Birds adapt flight mechanics using lungs

Respiratory system affects light in soaring birds.

Bengal Cat Coats: Less wild than they look

Their appearance stems largely from domesticated cats.

Unveiling social networks of critically endangered Grauer’s gorilla

Adult female gorillas are at the centre of social networks in a sanctuary-living Grauer's Gorilla group.

Aardvark’s poop may reveal how the species is impacted by climate

Aridification of the landscape is isolating them.

A Japanese mosasaur terrorized Pacific seas 72 million years ago

A mosasaur called the Wakayama ‘blue dragon’ ruled prehistoric waters.

Study offers new information about the diet of tyrannosaurs

A young Tyrannosaur’s last meal.

How species of snakes have evolved and adapted?

Habitat and diet are strongly correlated to skull shape in dipsadine snakes.

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