Wildlife
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A rare Rothschild’s giraffe, born last week, takes its first steps on Thursday at Chester Zoo
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Born to his mother Orla a week ago as part of a captive-breeding programme, Narus is an endangered Rothschild’s giraffe
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Flies are often the first visitors to a murder scene. Studying their grisly dining habits can reveal vital clues to help catch the killer
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Country Diary: The Trundle, West Sussex Ramparts’ busy archaeologists send forth iron age pottery, shells and bones as they excavate
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Ducks, red deer, cherry blossoms and leopards in the hill forests of Myanmar are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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The World Wildlife Fund released this footage that shows the view from a camera attached to a whale in Antarctica
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For 40 years I hunted elephants and other big game in the forests of Rwanda. This is how I became an ex-poacher
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Country diary: Sandy, Bedfordshire Climate change has boosted the songbirds’ advance northwards, and they seem to fill every copse
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The adder (Vipera berus) is Britain’s only venomous snake. An adder bite can be very painful and cause a nasty inflammation. The males emerge from hibernation as early as February but do little until early April when the females come out
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Loss of Great Barrier Reef alone could cost north Queensland 1m visitors a year, imperilling 10,000 jobs and draining $1bn from economy
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Country diary: Willaston, Cheshire Sorting through the bits and bobs, gathering leaf litter and twigs, they work in harmony like ants
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CDC tests for rabies and regional recall follow discovery of deceased chiropteran in partially eaten packet of Fresh Express Organic Marketside Spring Mix
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Aerial surveys conducted in late 2016 and early 2017 show the reef has suffered severe coral bleaching for the second year in a row
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Biologist and historian best known for Hooper’s Law, used to estimate the age of a hedgerow
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Not so long ago, they were the pests that made a mess on the lawn. But now they have crept into our homes – their images on mugs, cushions and tea towels – and into TV adverts, fashion and literature
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Human activity has put wildlife around the world at risk, but many creatures are now thriving thanks to conservationists
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Snowshoe hare, flying fish and pink flamingos are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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He said he was looking for parasitic wasps but volunteers at Daneway Banks where the large blue is flourishing suspected Phillip Cullen had ulterior motives
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World watches as New York zoo streams birth of calf to April the giraffe on YouTube