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Harvest mouse returns to Hampshire village

An artist's impression of 'Dracoraptor hanigani', the 200-million-year-old dinosaur found on a beach in Wales. © Nicholls 2015

New Welsh dinosaur gets a name and goes on display with its foot

Do king penguins need to exercise in order to remain in shape for swimming? We just don't know... © Rich Lindie

Do animals train to stay in shape?

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How fire ants can shift their shape

Orca swimming to the west of Skye, Scotland. © Kerry Froud Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust

Toxic chemicals threaten Europe’s orcas

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Turtle-munching croc uncovered in Tunisian desert

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Ricky Gervais praises South Africa’s most successful poacher-hunting dog

Adélie penguins at Palmer Station are in decline, but is it as a result of competition for food with gentoos? © flammulated/iStock

Robots reveal how rival penguins can live side by side

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Whooping crane parents can be a bad influence

In the breeding season little auks can be found in Greenland and Iceland, but it is very unusual to see them in Scotland at any time. © Paula Jones/iStock

Storms blow exhausted little auks far from home

Jasper, one of the moon bears rescued from a bear bile farm, now thriving in his sanctuary environment in Chengdu, China. © Animals Asia

Downton Abbey’s Mrs Patmore leads the cast in saving moon bears

If you can't identify this dolphin, don't worry – you're probably not the only one.

Revealing our mystery residents in the North Sea

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Support is growing to strengthen ban on shark finning

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Devon beavers move home

The tapir can effectively disperse plants that have large seeds. © Mauro Galetti

Loss of large tropical animals bad for climate change