habitats
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Expect These 63 Animals to Be Extinct by 2041 if We Do Nothing
It feels a bit strange to publish a paper that we want proved wrong – we have identified the 63 Australian birds, mammals, fish, frogs and reptiles most likely to go extinct in the next 20 years. Australia’s extinction record is abysmal, and we felt the best way to stop it was to identify the…
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Chimpanzee Traditions Are Being Lost Along With Their Habitats
We know chimpanzees as intelligent, emotional creatures that make and use tools, grieve for their dead, and pass down traditions between generations. But less well-known is that different communities of chimps have unique cultures—and that behavioural diversity that is shrinking, according to a new, 10-year study of chimpanzee groups in Africa.