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• Purr-fect casting: is Orangey the most important movie cat ever?

  05-02-2026 18:14 via theguardian.com
  A new retrospective celebrates the work of the cat credited with roles in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Comedy of Terrors and RhubarbIn the midst of Oscar season, it becomes evident just how much work it takes to win an Academy Award, both in on-screen work and off-screen campaigning. Consider, however, that multiple actors have won more than one Oscar. (Emma Stone, one of this year’s best actress nominees, won twice in the past decade.) Only a single cat, meanwhile, has twice won the
  
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• Why is monogamy is in crisis? The animal kingdom could give us some clues | Elle Hunt

  05-02-2026 16:29 via theguardian.com
  As fewer people choose to pair up, let alone marry, it could be that our species’ mating patterns are moving closer to the natural orderMonogamy, you may have heard, is in crisis. Fewer people are in relationships, let alone opting to be in one ’til death. And even those who have already exchanged vows seem to be increasingly looking for wiggle room. “Quiet divorce” – mentally checking out of your union, rather than going through the rigmarole of formally dissolving
  
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• Why is monogamy in crisis? The animal kingdom could give us some clues | Elle Hunt

  05-02-2026 16:29 via theguardian.com
  As fewer people choose to pair up, let alone marry, it could be that our species’ mating patterns are moving closer to the natural orderMonogamy, you may have heard, is in crisis. Fewer people are in relationships, let alone opting to be in one ’til death. And even those who have already exchanged vows seem to be increasingly looking for wiggle room. “Quiet divorce” – mentally checking out of your union, rather than going through the rigmarole of formally dissolving
  
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• More than 35m unexpected salmon deaths at Scottish farms sparks outcry

  05-02-2026 14:43 via theguardian.com
  Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests ‘embarrassingly poor’ level of scrutinyScottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period.In December, the Scottish government’s secretary for rural affairs, Mairi Gougeon, said that there was “a really robust regulatory regime when it comes to fin-fish aquaculture” but
  
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• Anger over Scottish salmon farm inspections amid 35m unexpected fish deaths

  05-02-2026 14:43 via theguardian.com
  Animal Equality says two surprise inspections in three years suggests ‘embarrassingly poor’ level of scrutinyScottish salmon farmers recorded more than 35m unexpected salmon deaths in just under three years but there were only two unannounced inspections of facilities over the same period.In December, the Scottish government’s secretary for rural affairs, Mairi Gougeon, said that there was “a really robust regulatory regime when it comes to fin-fish aquaculture” but
  
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