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Dr Siobhán Cooke, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins U
Bones create an internal armature that on some animals, such as an elephant or cow, appear quite stiff and rigid, but on others, such as the cheetah, they are gracile, loose and flexible, allowing for
Scourge of the bird feeder and a master of ‘shock and awe’ assassinations, the sparrowhawk pursues its quarry with such tenacity and unpredictability that it often blindsides its prey
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