Featured Research: Animals

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Death is temporary - the resurrection of the naked mole rat

Imagine putting 100 mice in a shoebox, taping the box shut and burying it a metre underground. The result should be obvious – 100 dead mice.

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Africa's protected areas have only a quarter of the elephants they should

A new study from the Conservation Ecology Research Unit (CERU) at the University of Pretoria provides an estimate of the number of elephants that should be present in 73 protected areas spanning 21 African countries.

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UP tackles rabies in rural areas

Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects both humans and other mammals, causing inflammation of the brain. The disease spreads when an infected animal scratches or bites another animal or human that has not been vaccinated against the disease.

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Groups of whales in the hundreds astonish experts

Whales off the south-western coast of South Africa are behaving in a new way, prompting experts in the field to ask more questions about these giants. Humpback whales have started to change their normal feeding behaviours, forming never-before-seen supergroups of hundreds of individuals.

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Groups of whales in the hundreds astonish experts

Humpback whales have started to change their normal feeding behaviours, forming never-before-seen supergroups of hundreds of individuals.

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Whales have unique tail markings which are a guide to identification

Whales off the south-western coast of South Africa are behaving in a new way, prompting experts in the field to ask more questions about these giants. Humpback whales have started to change their normal feeding behaviours, forming never-before-seen supergroups of hundreds of individuals.