Cambodia’s population of critically #endangered Irrawaddy #dolphins has increased to 118 individuals since the confirmed birth of 6 calves this year. Conservationists say the births are a strong sign that they can recover if environmental threats are curbed. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

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And he's off! 🦇

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Continuing my theme of "Why would a bat weighing 6g do this??" look what Mike did last night. 👀 (yellow highlight). At 18.40, he was holidaying in Prestatin. By half past midnight he was in Cardiff. In a straight line that's 130 miles in under 6 hours. #bats #wildlife #movementecology

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Quote: "This is what real hope looks like... Real hope has its sleeves rolled up and is prepared to get messy. It leaves room for uncertainty and failure but refuses to believe that there’s nothing left to do. ...The opposite of hope isn’t despair. It’s inaction" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Just thinking about the Amyciaea crab spider. I don't generally think of spiders as evil, but this thing is an empathy predator. It lurks alongside weaver ant colonies, pretending to be an injured ant, and when gullible ants go to help out what they think is their sister, they get eaten.

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