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Lynx have adapted to life in the snow. They have huge feet that function as snow-shoes, allowing this tufted-eared cat to hunt in deep snow country without wasting energy by breaking trails.


Magnets help clean oily birds


Magnets help clean oily birds
Australian researchers claim that a new method of cleaning birds which have been caught in oil spills will make helping the birds much easier and less traumatic for them. The method involves dusting the birds with a fine iron powder. The oil sticks to the powder and when the birds are combed with a magnet, both the powder and the oil are removed.



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