Wildlife
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First polar bear cub born in the UK for 25 years at Scottish parkStaff at Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland confirm the birth to mother Victoria but say the first three months of life for the new-born cub are perilous
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'Snake egg' mystery leaves experts scrambling after Australian school's discoveryWildlife rescuers retrieve 43 eggs believed to be from of one of the world’s most venomous snakes from school’s sandpit
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Country diary: dancing and diving, a dipper braves the ice-cold riverBlack Banks Plantation, Weardale, County Durham Maintenance of insulating plumage is vital for a bird whose survival depends on feeding underwater
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Spring flowers in autumn, birdsong in winter: what a freak year for natureWhen Stephen Moss was a boy, the seasons followed predictable patterns
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Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of AustraliaFrom rosella pie to the ‘delicate’ flesh of baby emus, the 19th century ornithologist relished the taste of the creatures he so meticulously studied
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Ice will return but extinctions can't be reversed. We must act nowWe have to develop digital forecasts of species responses to climate change, design robust strategies to protect as many as possible, and help nature to adapt
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Country diary: a stone dog marked by time and tidesWrest Park, Bedfordshire The statue was pitted and scarred with marine fossils, drooling threads of spider web anchored to its teeth
Why I pity Britain’s latest polar bear cub to be born in captivity