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"Fantastic news": giraffes are making a comeback – new report reveals which species are on the rise

Today is World Giraffe Day – and what better way to celebrate it than with an uplifting news story: three out of the four giraffe species appear to be increasing in number across Africa, according to a new report.
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10 amazing Antarctic animals – including one with antifreeze blood and another with razor-sharp teeth to bite air holes in the ice

Discover the most remarkable, captivating wildlife that thrives in one of the least hospitable places on Earth – Antarctica
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From a car-sized millipede and armoured worms to the spider-scorpion ‘hybrid’ – these are the weirdest prehistoric creepy crawlies

If you thought there were some strange bugs living today, wait until you meet these oddballs from prehistory…
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Rare and sacred animal filmed in remote Saudi Arabian mountains

A breeding Egyptian vulture has been caught on camera in AlUla’s Sharaan National Park – a first for this ancient desert oasis.
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“We have an inherent fascination for apex predators”: Steve Backshall on why we need to rethink sharks – and how social media could help save them

Steve Backshall on why we need to stop thinking of sharks as creatures to fear, and why Steven Spielberg's Jaws has got a lot to answer for
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“We’re not afraid of predators, we’re transfixed by them”: How Jaws changed our perception of sharks forever

Half a century after a great white shark terrified cinemagoers, we hunt down the lasting impacts of Spielberg’s blockbuster
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See the first-ever photo of Africa's 'forgotten' animal

The image was captured during a recent survey in the Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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There's a gigantic marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. And scientists are using it to predict hurricanes

After a six-day coring operation in Belize's Great Blue Hole, researchers say they have unlocked 5,700 years of storm records – and the potential to forecast future events.
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T.rex vs triceratops – who would win in a fight between these two prehistoric giants?

Fossil evidence suggests that these two dinosaurs did encounter one another – often resulting in fatalities
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Birds

How to identify wildlife

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