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Think Britain just had one venomous snake? Think again as another one has been hiding in plain sight???
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (383+ words) A new piece of research out of Italy could see a big change to classification of the UK's rarest reptile. Scientists from the OPHIS Paleontological Museum and Herpetological Centre in Teramo, Italy, have published a study on the smooth snake…...
The strange reason birds don???t have ears like we do - and what they do instead
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (196+ words) How are birds able to hear so well? Sheena Harvey investigates. We can hear thanks to a complicated arrangement of ear canals, small bones and an eardrum that receives the vibrations of sound waves. These are converted to electrical signals…...
This Scottish penguin has a knighthood and outranks most of the world's military??? the reason why is bizarre
2+ week, 6+ day ago (416+ words) Nils Olav, a King Penguin from Edinburgh, has achieved a military career far exceeding most humans. Image credit: ED Jones/AFP via Getty Images Head to Edinburgh Zoo and you will see Nils Olav. While he might look like a…...
Crows can hold grudges for multiple generations - and the way they handle them is bizarre
3+ week, 2+ day ago (277+ words) Don't be surprised if you upset a crow for life, they have a tendency to carry a grudge as long as possible. It might be surprising but corvids or members of the crow family can hold grudges for an exceptionally…...
Pioneering surgery adapted from humans saves colossal 50kg celebrity snake from cancer
3+ week, 2+ day ago (403+ words) A 15-foot snake named after actress Jodie Foster has received life-saving surgery. Surgeons at Chester Zoo in England have just achieved what they believe is a world-first, saving a 15-foot python from cancer with a surgery usually only ever performed…...