Around 5% of common garden snails in and around Sydney contain larvae of the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as the rat lungworm.
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The answer lies in the history we share with our canine companions.
Next time you plan a holiday you can rest assured that wildlife sightseeing can help some threatened species.
New research shows fish are more similar to complex animals like humans and other mammals than we previously thought.
Talking cows, talking pigs? It’s enough to send you vegetarian. Maybe …
Before LOLcats, there were LEOcats.
Elephant numbers are increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Their search for food is leading them into conflict with farmers living adjacent to game parks. Bees could prove to be the answer to the problem.
Giraffes are facing a silent extinction and need conservation strategies to help them.
What can we expect from this newly discovered manuscript from a much-beloved author?
Safaris are a major tourist attraction for those travelling to Africa - and visitors are spoiled for choice on the continent.
As machines get ever more complex as we strive to make them complete more complex tasks, it’s time to ask again: will they ever be able to think? But what is thinking anyway?
Scientists have used maths to explain why some cats’ fur makes them look like they’re wearing a tuxedo.
The US food authority may have approved GM salmon for our consumption, but it may take time before any appear in our stores.
From dancing to giving presents, animals have evolved some effective and surprisingly familiar ways of wooing a mate.
Exotic animal escapes are relatively rare today, but in the 19th century it wasn’t unusual to find a tiger loose in the street.
It’s an amazing evolution story happening in our backyards and forests – should this wily canid be called the eastern coyote a ‘coywolf’?
Animals can be remarkably reminiscent of humans when it comes to relationships – changing behaviour, eating habits and even friends for the sake of their mates.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. Did you know hairiness is a part of the equation as well?
Nutrition is another factor - in addition to pesticides and bee disease - that has led to the dwindling of the global bee population.
Being big – larger than a dog – increases the risk of being wiped out in a mass extinction.
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College, Western University
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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Visiting Research Fellow, Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology, Adjunct Associate Professor of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Modern History, University of York
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
