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Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

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Capuchin monkeys are stealing howler monkey babies in weird fad

A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and researchers don’t know why

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Remarkable photos highlight the haunting resilience of nature

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Remarkable photos highlight the haunting resilience of nature

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The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

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The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

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A six-and-a-half-centimetre snail is one of the rarest animals at the park. The Giant Magnolia Snail had been thought to have been extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012.Classified as critically endangered, there are thought to be as few as 300 of the left coiling snail in the world with eight at Longleat and just 56 in European zoos and Safari Parks. Keeper Samantha Peeke has been ensuring they settle in and the snails will soon be able to be seen in the Animal Adventure area of the Park.?They are kept in a sterile environment to protect them, and each has an ID tag. We are hoping they will start breeding which will be incredible for the species. Tom_Anders_GiantSnail

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A giant snail that lives up to its name

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'Bone collector' caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise

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Egret Take off at Pallikaranai Marsh, Chennai, India

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Chronicling nature activism in a coastal corner of India

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KONYA, TURKIYE - MARCH 26: Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) rest in Lake Cavuscu as they migrate from Africa to Europe and Russia with the arrival of spring in Ilgin district of Konya, Turkiye on March 26, 2025. Lake Cavuscu is home to pelicans and migratory birds on the migration route. Lake Cavuscu, where there are suitable conditions for feeding and accommodation, is also home to resident birds. (Photo by Seyit Konyali /Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Great white pelicans take a well-deserved break during migration

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Giant hooded katydid hatchling rests atop adult at London Zoo (c) London Zoo

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Striking image shows giant hooded katydid hatchling perched on adult

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Camera trap spots endangered elephant mother and calf on the move

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Sharks aren’t silent after all

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Sharks aren’t silent after all

A species of houndshark called Mustelus lenticulatus makes sharp clicking noises when handled. Until now, sharks as a group were thought to be universally quiet

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Monkeys choose babysitters based on who has more parenting experience

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Stone tools help monkeys thrive in hostile habitats

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Incredible close-up images of insects scoop photo contest honours

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See the fluorescing tail feathers of a male emperor bird-of-paradise

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