RESEARCH BITES

The latest from the world of animal and environmental research, without the jargon.

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Self-Medication in our Primate Relatives.

08/03/2018

The idea of self-medication in a non-human animal seems a strange one, but there are some animals that do know how to heal themselves.

You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours.

14/02/2018

You would not expect whales to be friends with lice, but researchers now suggest these two animals have a very special and important relationship that benefits both the giant and the small.

How do Marine Mammals Sleep in the Sea?

03/01/2018

Whilst sleeping can be the easiest thing in the world for most people, sleeping for animals can sometimes provide unique challenges. Marine mammals need to breathe air during the night but they have to stay under the ocean's surface, so how do they do it and still get a good nights kipper?

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