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  1. Animals

    Maybe what Polly wants is a new toy

    Changing the toys in a parrot's cage may ease the bird's tendency to fear new things.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Animals

    Some female birds prefer losers

    When a female Japanese quail watches two males clash, she tends to prefer the loser.

    By Susan Milius
  3. Animals

    The secret appetite of cleaner wrasses

    The little reef fish that nibble parasites off bigger fish that stop by for service actually prefer to nibble the customers.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Health & Medicine

    Anthrax toxin curbs immune cells

    A toxin produced by the anthrax bacterium suppresses cells that launch the body's immune response.