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Mary Bates

Many mammals are contagious yawners—this might be why.

1 April 2021. By Mary Bates

Two New Bug Species Have All-Pink Females

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates

Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates

Meet 5 'zombie' parasites that mind-control their hosts

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates

Meet Britain's colourful characters devoted to rescuing parrots

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates

First-ever video shows a tarantula eating an opossum

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates

How vampire bat friendship is surprisingly like our own

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates

Only 30 of these primates remain on Earth. This simple rope bridge may help.

5 November 2020. By Mary Bates