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The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, ...

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The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch results for 2025 show that the lowest number of starlings ever was recorded, pushing them from third to fourth place. In Wiltshire, starlings managed to retain their ...

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Protests over the bulldozing of trees near the University of Hyderabad has highlighted the unique ecology supported by the ...

Ilha Grande is one of the most bat-diverse areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with 37 documented species. This accounts for 19.9 percent of all known bat species in Brazil, 37.8 percent of those in ...