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Why humans walk on two legs: a close look at chimpanzees puts some old theories to the test

There’s no trait that distinguishes humans from all other mammals more clearly than the way we walk. Human habitual bipedalism – obligatory walking on two legs – has long been a defining trait of our species, as well as our ancestors as far back as 4.5 million years ago.

The Conversation

Bipedalism in humans may have come from foraging in treetops, research suggests

Walking on two legs may not have been linked to environmental shifts, as previously thought

The Guardian - UK

Whitebark pine that feeds grizzlies is threatened, US says

Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious beetles

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A rare wild chicken could become Colorado’s first 'climate casualty' after rescue attempt falters

Among America’s iconic native birds, the lesser prairie chicken can be especially hard to spot — hiding behind shrubs, seldom popping out except before sunrise in spring for flamboyant mating dances.

The Denver Post

A python is stalking your South Florida neighborhood? So, what do you do now?

A massive snake — believed to be a Burmese python — was spotted slithering through Doral last week.

Miami Herald

Analysis-Protecting 30% of the planet to save nature is not as simple as it sounds

From the lush Amazon rainforest to the frigid Arctic Ocean, the world's landscapes — and all the wildlife they contain — are under threat, and the world needs to set aside a third of all land and sea territories to save them, U.N. experts say.

Reuters

Discovered in the deep: the viperfish with fangs too big for its mouth

The charismatic deepsea viperfish has teeth which interlock forming a razor-sharp, glassy cage to trap prey

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Birdwatch: a majestic great northern diver meets a sad end

Not long after the first is seen on my coastal patch, what could be the same bird weakens and dies inland

The Guardian - UK

Scientists have overlooked the snake clitoris, until now

NEW YORK: You’ve probably seen a snake’s forked tongue, but it’s not the slithering animal’s only forked body part. Male snakes sport forked genitals called hemipenes that look a bit like pink cactuses and often have spines to match.

Bangkok Post

Scotland's rarest animals face being wiped out warns expert

The Scottish Government's major new biodiversity blueprint is aiming to halt nature loss by the end of the decade - and 'restore' nature by 2045.

Daily Record

Snakes have clitorises: scientists overcome ‘a massive taboo around female genitalia’

Scientists say previous research mistook the organs on female snakes as scent glands or under-developed versions of penises

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Walking epaulette sharks on Great Barrier Reef's Lady Elliot Island 'genetically unique', study finds

Researchers are investigating the possibility that a population of epaulette sharks on Lady Elliot Island could qualify to be named as a new species.

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Watch: Surfers attempt to push struggling whale back to sea

A young sperm whale that stranded Tuesday morning on New York’s Rockaway Peninsula has died after a valiant attempt by surfers to save the mammal.

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Eels facing population collapse, conservation groups warn

Scientists raise concerns after annual fishing talks for key EU waters ended in quotas above those recommended

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Highland wildlife park polar bear cub celebrates first birthday with cake

The cub is the only baby polar bear in the UK.

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Regent honeyeater's call played at rest stops in bid to save native bird from extinction

There are fewer than 300 regent honeyeaters left in the wild. Conservationists say that if people living near their habitats become familiar with the bird's call, it could help to stave off the species' extinction.

Reuters

Exclusive-Deforestation of Brazilian savanna surged some 25% in a year, sources say

Deforestation in the world's most biologically diverse savanna, the Brazilian Cerrado, rose by around 25% in the 12 months through July from the previous period, two people familiar with the still unreleased government data told Reuters.

Reuters

At COP15 summit, U.N. announces nature restoration priorities through 2030

The United Nations on Tuesday announced its top priorities for restoring ecosystems from South America's Atlantic Forest to the Ganges River in India.

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Scottish Government announces new measures to tackle biodiversity crisis

NEW measures to halt the loss of Scotland’s biodiversity have been announced by the Scottish Government.

Manchester Evening News

Chester Zoo hails birth of rare Malayan tapir in “important moment”

The female calf named Nessa weighed just 9kg

The Independent UK

Starving seabirds on Alaska coast show climate change peril

Dead and dying seabirds collected on the coasts of the northern Bering and southern Chukchi seas over the past six years reveal how the Arctic’s fast-changing climate is threatening the ecosystems and people who live there

The Conversation

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife

In the Arctic, the freedom to travel, hunt and make day-to-day decisions is profoundly tied to cold and frozen conditions for much of the year. These conditions are rapidly changing as the Arctic warms.

The Guardian - UK

What does ‘nature positive’ mean – and can it rally support to stop biodiversity loss?

The buzz phrase aims to be for biodiversity what ‘net zero’ is for climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague, and open to greenwashing

The National (Scotland)

UK's only polar bear cub celebrates first birthday at Highland Wildlife Park

THE UK’s only polar bear cub celebrated his first birthday at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park on…

The Independent UK

Environmentalists want jaguars reintroduced to US Southwest

An environmental group is petitioning federal officials to help reintroduce the jaguar to the Southwest, where it once ranged for hundreds of thousands of years before being whittled down to just one of the big cats known to roam the region

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