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• California town investigates mystery of ‘exploding’ bird deaths

  14-05-2025 22:34 via theguardian.com
  Richmond residents say 50 dead birds have been found, with signs of injuries maybe caused by BB gun or slingshotResidents of Richmond, a Bay Area town north-east of San Francisco, are grappling with a disturbing mystery after multiple birds were found dead, with some appearing to “explode” mid-air.Security footage from one neighborhood captured a bird falling from a power line after a loud popping sound. Concerns and speculation followed. Continue reading...
  
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• Tell us: do you have an unusual emotional support animal?

  14-05-2025 13:20 via theguardian.com
  
  We’d like to hear from people who have an unusual emotional support animal (ESA) which they have asked their employer if they can bring into workDo you – or does one of your employees – have an unusual Emotional Support Animal (ESA)? We’re keen to hear from people who have an unusual emotional support animal (ESA) which they have asked their employer if they can bring into work. Continue reading...
  
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• Tell us: do you have a more unusual emotional support animal?

  14-05-2025 13:20 via theguardian.com
  We’d like to hear from people who have an unusual emotional support animal (ESA) which they have asked their employer if they can bring into workDo you – or does one of your employees – have a more unusual Emotional Support Animal (ESA)?We’re keen to hear from people who have an unusual emotional support animal (ESA) which they have asked their employer if they can bring into work. Continue reading...
  
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• Birdwatch: After six decades, I finally catch up with the Alpine accentor

  14-05-2025 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  I visited Bhutan to see some of world’s most striking birds, but one I’d sought since childhood was my highlightI was about seven years old when, in the pages of the European field guide illustrated by the legendary bird artist Roger Tory Peterson, I first came across the Alpine accentor.Something about this bulky cousin of our familiar dunnock must have clicked, because soon afterwards I was convinced I had seen one in our suburban front garden. Not just unlikely but, as I later dis
  
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• Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds

  14-05-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Research looking at hygiene and healthcare habits of the primates finds implications for understanding origin of human healthcareHumans are not unique in having a host of hygiene and healthcare habits, researchers have found: chimpanzees also wipe their bottoms, tend each other’s wounds and even clean up after sex, according to a new study.The research from the University of Oxford is not the first to show that great apes take care of themselves. Scientists have previously found chimpanzee
  
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