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Ancient proteins uncover secrets of the largest ever ape

Silver-back chevrotain photographed by a camera trap. © Southern Institute of Ecology/Global Wildlife Conservation/Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research/NCNP

‘Lost’ mouse-deer rediscovered in Vietnam

Turtle dove. © Gary Chalker/Getty

Skylarks fly high, while turtle doves tumble

A close up portrait of a male Lion captured in Northern Kruger, South Africa.

Lions face new poaching threat for body parts

Kosin stepping out into his new home. © Yingboon-Chongsomchai/ZSL Thailand

Rescued pangolin released back into the wild

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Spending time in nature nurtures children

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When is Meet the Bears on TV?

Hedgehogs. © Mike Lane/Getty

Look out for hedgehogs this Bonfire Night

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Sex bias shown in natural history museum specimens

David Attenborough filming at Stokksnes beach in Iceland for Seven Worlds, One Planet. © Alex Board/BBC NHU

When is Seven Worlds, One Planet on TV?

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Macaques observed devouring rats in plantations

Asteroid impact. Illustration of a large asteroid colliding with Earth on the Yucatan Peninsula in (what is modern day) Mexico. This impact is believed to have led to the death of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. The impact formed the Chicxulub crater, which is around 200 kilometres wide. The impact would have thrown trillions of tons of dust into the atmosphere, cooling the Earths climate significantly, which may have been responsible for the mass extinction. A layer of iridium- rich rock, known as the K pg boundary, is thought to be the remnants of the impact debris. Here, the impact is seen from the ocean. The animal in silhouette is a mosasaur, an extinct marine predator.

Acidification behind last great marine mass extinction

Fallow deer walking across frost-covered playing fields at dawn. Richmond Park, London, UK. Oscar Dewhurst.

BftB competition winners announced

A stoat featured in the episode. © Robert. E. Fuller

When is Weasels: Feisty and Fearless on TV?

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Stranded whales visible from space