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The Australian dingo: untamed or feral?
Bill Ballard & Laura Wilson
A debate on the above question is important because the Australian Government policy considers dingoes as a feral, allowing the widespread killing of… Read more »
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The pig fat quiz of the year
“Pigs are so compelling, so mysterious, so contradictory – finicky yet fat, massive yet dainty, stolid yet smart. We can’t… Read more »
Why do aphids piggyback on each other after dropping off the plant?
Young aphids piggyback on adult aphids to reach safety quicker, and what is even more interesting is that adults actually try to… Read more »
Ant adaptations for tunnelling through living wood
Melissotarsus ants are involved in a fascinating mutualism with scale insects, which has led to these insects developing… Read more »
Kermit’s sticky little fingers: What do we know (and what not) about tree frog attachment?
Tree frogs have an incredible ability to attach to a range of surfaces from smooth glass to rough wood in both wet and dry… Read more »
The pace of evolution in domestication
With such dramatic and rapid variation occurring in domestic species like dogs and pigs it could be assumed that the evolutionary… Read more »
Souls of the damned or just hungry birds? Investigating the call of the raven.
The call of the raven is famous across folklore and mythology around the world, but what does it actually mean? A study published… Read more »
The Penguin Awareness Day Quiz: What’s your penguin proficiency?
Variability of eye coloration in humans and animals
Eye colour in wild species tends to be fixed, whereas humans and domesticated animals show multiple eye colours. Dr Juan J. Negro,… Read more »