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Animals in the wild may prefer mating with relatives, scientists say 

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Animals in the wild including primates and rodents tolerate ‘and may even prefer’ mating with their relatives, scientists say A team from Stockholm University summarised 139 studies spanning 88 species  Biologists reveal animals tolerate and may even prefer mating with their relatives They found rodents in particular engage in what they refer to as ‘kin preference’  By … Read more

Critically endangered polar bears are mating with grizzly bears heading north and ‘pizzly bears’

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Climate change is pushing polar bears to extinction, but a warming world has also created a new animal that will carry on the species’ genes – ‘pizzly bears.’ Paleontologist Larisa DeSantis told DailyMail.com that polar bears are retreating inland to find food, since sea ice is melting, and are mating with grizzly bears that travel … Read more

Cut that out – my children can see you! Mating tigers are attacked by a mother bear with cubs

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An angry mother bear faced off against a huge tigress as her cubs clung onto her back for dear life – after she unknowingly disturbed the big cat while it was mating in India. The jungle beasts came nose-to-nose with one another, with the female sloth bear rearing up on her hind legs to show … Read more

Massive pod of 3,000 walruses socializing and mating is spotted on Russian peninsula

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Massive pod of 3,000 walruses is spotted on Russian peninsula, giving scientists hope that the ‘nearly threatened’ population is recovering A drone spotted a halout of 3,000 walruses on the shore of the Kara Sea A halout is a place of refuge for the animals to rest, socialize and mate   These hangout are typically on sea … Read more

First ever footage of giant pandas mating in the wild reveals the animal’s violet courtship ritual

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For the first time, filmmakers have captured footage of giant pandas mating in the wild. A crew shooting an episode of the PBS series Nature spent three years tracking the gentle giants in China’s Qinling Mountains to witness the rare courtship.  Two males are shown in an aggressive standoff in a clip from ‘Pandas: Born … Read more

First ever footage of giant pandas mating in the wild reveals the animal’s violet courtship ritual

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For the first time, filmmakers have captured footage of giant pandas mating in the wild. A crew shooting an episode of the PBS series Nature spent three years tracking the gentle giants in China’s Qinling Mountains to witness the rare courtship.  Two males are shown in an aggressive standoff in a clip from ‘Pandas: Born … Read more

Girl kicks swan while it is mating in canal in vile attack in Limehouse, East London

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Girl kicks swan while it is mating in vile attack caught on camera as police chief issues appeal to track her down Girl was part of a group hanging around by a canal in Limehouse, East London Footage shows her kicking the swan and following it as it hides behind a boat  An onlooker is … Read more

Girl kicks swan while it is mating in canal in vile attack in Limehouse, East London

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Girl kicks swan while it is mating in vile attack caught on camera as police chief issues appeal to track her down Girl was part of a group hanging around by a canal in Limehouse, East London Footage shows her kicking the swan and following it as it hides behind a boat  An onlooker is … Read more