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Two sea turtles have been released into the waters of Queensland's Great Barrier Reef after being rehabilitated in captivity
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Tokyo’s chief negotiator at the International Whaling Commission attacks ‘eco-imperialist’ countries who want a ‘stupid’ ban on hunting
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Every time you enter the ocean, anywhere on Earth with a temperate or subtropical climate, you cross into the domain of the great white shark. But almost everything the average human thinks he or she knows about these sharks – other than the fact that they are big and dangerous – is wrong. We unpick 10 of the most tenacious myths
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Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein’s cheetah photographs for International Cheetah Day
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Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein’s cheetah photographs for International Cheetah Day
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We asked you to share your most striking images of the weather in November. Here are the best of them. Thanks to everyone who contributed
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We asked you to share your November pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best of themJoin in this month’s Wildlife on your doorstep via GuardianWitness
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From the United States and Canada to northern Europe and India, we’ve had spectacular autumn pictures from our readers. Here are some of themYou can see all of them – or contribute your own – via GuardianWitness
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Crabs, starfish, jellyfish – if they don’t have a backbone, they’ve probably been shot by wildlife photographer Susan Middleton
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Photographer Owen Humphreys captures thousands of starlings starting their murmuration near Gretna Green
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We asked you to share your October pictures of the wildlife around the world with which we share our outdoor spaces. Here’s our pick of the best of themJoin in this month’s Wildlife on your doorstep via GuardianWitness
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We asked you to share your most striking images of the weather in October. Here are the best of them. Thanks to everyone who contributed. You can send in your November weather pictures via the latest GuardianWitness Weather view assignment
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Hunting owl, galloping blesbok and millions of flying fruit bats are among the winning images picked by the Society of German Nature Photographers
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A truly global profession, there are around 10 million miners around the world – with many working in dangerous conditions
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Tumbling chicken fillets in large cement-mixer-like machines to take in water is legal – as long as it is correctly labelled
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Fracking has gone from being largely ignored to being of interest to the wide cross-section of the public and a major political issue
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is gathering in Yokohama, Japan, to explore the array of impacts climate change is having on the natural world. For one of Earth's natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef, the situation is stark – emissions must be cut radically, and quickly, if the ecosystem is to survive
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Every time you enter the ocean anywhere on Earth with a temperate or subtropical climate, you cross into the domain of the great white shark.
Almost everything the average human thinks he or she knows about these sharks – other than the fact that they are big and dangerous – is wrong. Here Guardian Australia unpicks 10 of the myths that have grown up around these extraordinary creatures. -
Tokyo’s chief negotiator at the International Whaling Commission attacks ‘eco-imperialist’ countries who want a ‘stupid’ ban on hunting
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Footage shows chimpanzees returning from their raids with a bounty of maize
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A 13-year-old Australian girl is in hospital in Gosford, New South Wales, after being bitten three times by a shark
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An Australian man claims he had a tropical spider surgically removed from his body after discovering it had burrowed into his stomach
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A heavy pollution haze covers parts of northern and central China, disrupting traffic and making residents sick
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Footage of the hidden suffering behind animal tourism is released as part of a new campaign to curb abuse
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Rare footage of two great white sharks attacking each other in waters off the Neptune Islands in south Australia
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A thick layer of seaweed coats Colombia's San Andres island coastline on Friday, preventing tourists and locals from swimming in the area
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A great white shark evacuated hundreds of bathers along Duxbury's coast in Massachusetts for several hours on Monday
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The 12-metre carcass of a humpback whale has washed up on a beach in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
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Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, says his country will abide by the decision passed down by the international court of justice
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Test days for the FIA Formula E championship at Donington Park saw the first single-seater, electrically powered racing cars taking to the track
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Research conducted by scientists in Australia, the US and Canada shows that kangaroos plant their tails on the ground in sequence prior to their hind legs, pushing them forwards. This gives the tail the role of a 'third leg', doing a similar job to a human leg – a far different role than proposed by the previous theory that the tail merely provides support and balance
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The success of leather production in the Indian city of Kanpur comes at significant environmental and social cost, with toxic chemicals poisoning water and causing residents an array of health problems
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As part of the Observer Ethical Awards 2014, nine families competed in the Great Energy Race, a contest to see who could slash their energy bills and future-proof their homes most effectively across the space of a few weeks
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Find out more about the three remaining contenders for the arts and culture award
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