Scientists sacrifice delicious opossums to fight Florida’s invasive pythons

Some of Florida’s opossums may soon start dying for a noble cause. A few select marsupials fitted with tracking collars may ...
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Camera traps film predators descending on cave filled with 40,000 bats. What happens next is staggering

Footage from Python Cave in Uganda shows leopards, monkeys and eagles all feasting on virus-riddled fruit bats. Scientists ...
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A Virologist’s Nightmare: People And Predators Keep Going Into A Cave Full Of Bats With Marburg Virus

As if its name didn’t warn you enough, there are many good reasons to avoid Python Cave in Uganda. Chief among them is that ...
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"It’s all very well squeezing the living breath out of your victims before swallowing them whole, but how do you avoid asphyxiating yourself in the process?"

New study reveals how these heavy-bodied snakes consume prey while inhaling and exhaling, reports BBC Wildlife magazine.