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  Disappearing Nannies Force Parents to Accept Their Duties

  April 12, 2013 — Large helpers (nannies) in a cichlid fish allow the dominant male and female to reduce their personal contribution to their offspring and territory, according to new ... > full story
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  Lady Flies Can Decide Who Will Father Their Young

  April 11, 2013 — Female flies choose whose sperm they want based on male mating effort. Females in the animal kingdom have many methods available to them to help bias male paternity. One such process is displayed by ... > full story
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  Archaeologists Shine New Light on Easter Island Statue

  April 11, 2013 — Archaeologists have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyze carvings on the Easter Island statue Hoa ... > full story
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  Moa's Ark: Why the Female Giant Moa Was About Twice the Size of the Male

  April 9, 2013 — The evolutionary reason for the massive difference in size between male and female giant moa -- the extinct giant birds of New Zealand -- has been revealed for the first ... > full story
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  There Is No Single Sexy Chin, Study Shows

  April 9, 2013 — A new global study finds significant geographic differences in chin ... > full story
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  Beavers Use Their Nose to Assess Their Foes

  April 9, 2013 — Beavers use scent to detect when trespassers could be a threat, according to new research. For territorial animals, such as beavers, "owning" a territory ensures access to food, mates and nest sites. ... > full story
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  Birds Find Ways to Avoid Raising Cuckoos' Young

  April 8, 2013 — A new study suggests swallows and martins breed indoors and close to humans to avoid having to rear cuckoos. Some species of birds reproduce not by rearing their own young, but by handing that task ... > full story
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  Let Me Introduce Myself -- Leafcutter Bee Megachile Chomskyi from Texas

  April 4, 2013 — A new species of leafcutter bee, Megachile chomskyi, is described from Texas, United States. While many other genera within the family chew leaves or petals to build their nests, certain species ... > full story
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  Bumblebees Use Logic to Find the Best Flowers

  April 4, 2013 — Scientists have discovered why bees copy each other when looking for nectar -- and the answer is remarkably ... > full story
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  The Equine 'Adam' Lived Fairly Recently: Close Relationships Among Modern Stallions

  April 4, 2013 — The analysis of DNA inherited from a single parent has provided valuable insights into the history of human and animal populations. However, until recently we had insufficient information to be ... > full story

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