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Sleeping fish? From sharks to salmon, guppies to groupers, here's how they grab a snooze

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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Wild boar hunters in Catalonia hang up their guns to protest against new regulations

Strike could lead to sharp rise in region’s unwieldy boar population, which is estimated at 250,000

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Zoo-dwelling primates became more solitary and sedentary over lockdown, study finds

Some animals were seen to be more inclined to display sexually and physically dominant behaviour

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How have garden insects fared this summer?

Hannah Stephenson unearths the critters we need to watch out for as we ease into autumn.

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Dead in their nests or washed ashore: why thousands of seabirds are dying en masse

The climate crisis is bringing extreme heat, changing ocean currents and intensifying storms – and it’s dealing a devastating blow to one of the most threatened groups of birds in the world

The Guardian - UK

Humans were not the only primates to get lockdown blues, UK study finds

When zoos were closed some primates became solitary and sedentary while others displayed dominant behaviour

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Migrants risk death crossing treacherous Rio Grande river for ‘American dream’

Nine died while swimming the Rio Grande on Friday as deaths became commonplace this year after a migration shift pushed thousands here

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Primate behaviour changed as zoos closed for Covid lockdown, study suggests

As visitors returned, bonobos and gorillas spent less time alone and gorillas spent less time resting, the researchers found.

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Primate behaviour 'changed as zoos closed for pandemic'

Covid offered 'unique opportunity' for study

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Primate behaviour changed as zoos closed for pandemic, study suggests

As visitors returned, bonobos and gorillas spent less time alone and gorillas spent less time resting, the researchers found.

The Independent UK

Terrifying footage captures massive killer shark stalking defenceless diver

Josh Munoz was diving off the coast of Hawaii with a friend when they were stalked and approached by a number of Tiger Sharks that they caught on camera

Daily Mirror

How "bird tech" is advancing

Technology is providing new insights into bird migration, revealing that it is more complex than we ever knew

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Forest Department monitoring wild elephant near Coimbatore

It uses a drone to track the tusker in a reserve forest area of the Melmudi foothills

The Hindu

Tanya Plibersek urged to save Gouldian finches from NT defence development

Conservation group calls on environment minister to reconsider project near Darwin after 100 birds were spotted in bushland marked for clearing

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Spare a thought for us arachnophobes this autumn

Brief letters: Spider horrors | Wadded against winter | Northumberland blackberries | Marvin Gaye songs for lovers | Writing letters

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How to get rid of spiders from house including 'extremely repulsive' 50 cent trick

Spiders tend to enter Irish homes during September and October when they go looking for a mate. While most are harmless, they can be terrifying for many people. Experts have shared top tips for repelling spiders at a low cost this autumn.

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Rare 'walking' shark species seen on beach for 'first time in history'

There are no other species like the epaulette shark in the world, which grows no bigger than one metre and uses its fins to drag itself along the ground like a sea lion

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What happened to Steve Irwin's children 16 years after his tragic death?

Zookeeper and national treasure Steve Irwin tragically died 16 years ago after he was attacked by a stingray while filming a documentary on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

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Koala population on St Bee's island draws scientists to study fluctuations in numbers

On a tropical island in North Queensland, an iconic marsupial lives its best life away from predators. So why does the population still fluctuate significantly? Scientists are trying to find out.

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Marathon search to find wombat joey a show of volunteers' dedication to survival of species

Dedicated carers have endured swampy, mosquito-filled conditions to locate an orphaned wombat joey. And it would give all of them enormous pleasure to let him go.

The Hindu

All creatures, mostly small

The more the merrier. Live and let live

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Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn

Almost 8,000 people have so far signed a petition against the proposal which has been described as a ‘silent cull’

Inverse

Slime keeps appearing in nature and scientists are just starting to figure out why

Slime is made up of proteins called mucins, which are vessels for sugar molecules. These sugars are the key taskmasters in making things slimy.

Daily Mirror

Marcus Rashford plans to create meadows and grasslands at home to protect wildlife

Marcus Rashford plans to create meadows and grasslands for wildlife to thrive in, protecting mammals like voles and hedgehogs as well as nesting birds such as robins, chaffinches, wrens and blackbirds

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