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Honeyguide birds respond to special calls from human honey-hunters

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Unknown animals left birdlike footprints long before birds existed

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Endangered vultures saved from deadly poisoning and electrocution

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The mini galaxy flower that is native to a small region of South Africa and was presumed to be extinct has been rediscovered by scientists

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Plant presumed extinct sprouts in a road after more than 40 years

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Dung beetles' feeding habits can be used to track endangered lemurs

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Pickled snake in museum is a new species – but may already be extinct

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E9NWFC Dehorned white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) with calf, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Huge rewilding project will release 2000 white rhinos across Africa

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Rare flower makes fake bee blood to lure pollinating insects

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Rare plant turns carnivorous when it is low on a key nutrient

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Hyenas seen sharing their dens with porcupines and warthogs

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honey badger eating beeswax

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A surprising number of African animals eat beeswax

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Artistic reconstruction of Mbiresaurus raathi (foreground) with the rest of the Zimbabwean animal assemblage in the background. Includes two rhynchosaurs (front right), an aetosaur (left), and a herrerasaurid dinosaur chasing a cynodont (back right).

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Two-legged dinosaur from Zimbabwe is the oldest ever found in Africa

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