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Sick chimpanzees seek out range of plants with medicinal properties

Chimpanzees with wounds or gut infections seem to add unusual plants to their diet, and tests show that many of these plants have antibacterial or anti-inflammatory effects

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Watch leeches jump by coiling their bodies like cobras

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Triceratops relative had the weirdest horns ever seen on a dinosaur

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Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe

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Male lemurs grow bigger testicles when there are other males around

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Origins of modern horses traced to breeding revolution 4200 years ago

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How bats pick out their own calls when flying in enormous swarms

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Endangered giant pangolin spotted in Senegal after nearly 24 years

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Ancient geese stood 3 metres tall and weighed as much as a cow

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Snares are wiping out South-East Asian wildlife – what can be done?

Efforts to remove animal traps and discourage poaching in Vietnamese protected areas have been partly effective, but conservationists say other approaches are needed to safeguard threatened species

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Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time

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Chicks link shapes with 'bouba' and 'kiki' sounds just like humans

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

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Huge nose of male proboscis monkeys is key to mating success

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