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Hooray for biodiversity – a quick quiz Quiz

by David Shaw, 25 August 2022 | 1 comments

September is Biodiversity Month. Celebrate by taking this quiz about the variety of life you’ll find here on Earth. How biodiverse is your knowledge?

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Spot the species difference News

by David Shaw, 30 November 2016 | 0 comments

Two adult giraffes and a younger one.

Spare a thought for taxonomists. Their job is to separate life into groups, from the great kingdoms of plants to animals, all the way down to individual species. Sometimes they have an easy job. For example, brown bears are easy to distinguish from polar bears. Other times, the differences are harder to find

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New monkey species discovered News

by Pat, 20 September 2012 | 1 comments

Two monkeys

Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of monkey in central Africa. It’s only the second new species of primate to be discovered on the continent in 28 years.

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