Many men will have found themselves in the 'friend zone' when attempting to get close to a member of the opposite sex, but one species of Eurasian wading bird uses this to its advantage. Certain male ...

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Keepers at Torquay’s coastal zoo are preparing the ground for some fierce competition. They are cutting the grass and clearing undergrowth so that one species of bird can indulge in its extraordinary ...

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The ruff has one of the weirdest sexual systems in the world – all thanks to a large piece of chromosome that was flipped over 3.8 million years ago. A type of wading sandpiper, ruffs are named after ...

Biologists have discovered the group of genes responsible for ruffs, a type of sandpiper, having four different genders, including a male that looks like a female and tricks females into mating. David ...