How animals—including us—outsource decision-making to a network.
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Zoology
These birds are diving fools.
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Confronting the ethical and ecological dilemma over culling animals for conservation.
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The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World.
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A winning photograph shows millions of Monarchs dripping from Mexico’s fir trees in winter.
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Are hiking and biking incompatible with protecting wildlife?
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17 million insects cross the Pyrenees each year, with enormous impacts on the environment.
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The sharpshooter catapults its urine at high speed.
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By performing tricks for birds, monkeys, and other creatures, researchers hope to learn how they perceive and think about their world.
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A tiny, charismatic frog in Brazil is revealing secrets of a killer fungus.
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