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Did any cat breeds develop naturally?Humans have undoubtedly bred cats to create certain breeds, but did any of these feline breeds emerge naturally?
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Why can't you wiggle your toes one at a time?Opinion A biological anthropologist explains why humans can't wiggle their toes in the same way they can wiggle their fingers.
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Did reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone really cause an ecological cascade?Previous research on the effect of wolves on the food web has been criticized, raising questions about the predator’s role in the Yellowstone ecosystem.
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Primates Quiz: Go ape and test your knowledge on our closest relativesTime to stop monkeying around — just don't go bananas if you get the wrong answer!
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Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.
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Cats meow more at men to get their attention, study suggestsA small study reveals that cats greet male owners more vocally than female ones. But the findings could be a result of cultural norms among the participants, rather than a universal cat behavior, scientists say.
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Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they're behaving strangely, a new study findsPumas in Patagonia, Argentina are eating penguins in a national park — and it's changing how the big cats are interacting with each other.
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Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to survive melting sea iceWarming temperatures appear to be driving genetic mutations in some polar bears to help them survive the shifting climatic conditions.
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People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrivedLeopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road.
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