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Why Does Africa Have So Many Of The World's Largest Land Animals?
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Why Does Africa Have So Many Of The World's Largest Land Animals?

Elephants and hippos and giraffes, oh my!

This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babies
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This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babies

Raising the question: How does one milk a spider?

Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?
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Why Did "Magic Mushrooms" Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?

Psilocybin must be useful in some way to the fungi. In fact, it may be so useful that it has evolved this mind-altering compound several times.

We Now Know Why Neanderthal Faces Looked So Different To Our Own
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We Now Know Why Neanderthal Faces Looked So Different To Our Own

The answer lies in our “dark genome”.

Why Can't You Domesticate All Wild Animals? The Process Relies On 6 Characteristics Few Mammals Possess
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Why Can't You Domesticate All Wild Animals? The Process Relies On 6 Characteristics Few Mammals Possess

TL;DR – Don’t make wild animals your pet unless you want to end up covered in bites and urine.