A new documentary series is a startlingly intimate look at chimps.
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Zoology
Sperm whales learn patterns of clicks and other social behaviors from their clans.
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Poached to the edge of extinction, the bashful animals are getting by with a little help from their friends in Africa.
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How some animals figured out a free ride for their young.
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This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?
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Why evolving a taste for getting tipsy could prove adaptive.
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Miles below the ocean’s surface, should the old rules still apply?
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More stimulating environments for captive fish could improve scientific research.
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How I came to feel at home in what some call the last wilderness on Earth—Antarctica.
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After 53 years in captivity, she has a chance at a better life.
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