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Climbing trees to study the elusive bearcat

The bearcat is not a bear nor a cat, but a peculiar arboreal civet. Bearcats, or binturongs, live in the […]

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Albino Lowland Tapirs discovered in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

A rare sight: researchers from Brazil recently discovered two albino Lowland Tapirs in the Atlantic forest. Their discovery provides a […]

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Pangolins, bats or another species – where did COVID-19 come from?

Viruses similar to the 2019 novel coronavirus have been discovered in horseshoe bats and the critically endangered Sunda pangolin. Scientists presume that the illegal trade of these animals at “wet markets” may have played a key role in the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Scientists discover a new crab-eating rat species in Ecuador

The rediscovery of two museum specimens in Azuay, Ecuador encouraged researchers to investigate whether the small rodents actually represented a […]

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