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Human hunters once used stalking horses as common practice – a domesticated animal (or a wooden replica), which people guided towards their quarry while crouching behind it. People believed the stalking horse would not spook wildfowl, allowing them to approach their prey within shooting distance without detection.

Oarfish swim vertically, moving up and down and side to side like a cursor. It would be easier to believe they do not exist

Scientists claim it is first non-human example of a predator using another animal to hide itself when hunting

Scientists have relied on animal models as an alternative to testing on human tissues and cells for decades. But not just any organism can adequately model how human cells behave. Researchers take into account how quickly the organism can mature, how many offspring it can produce and how often it…