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The worst wedding gift in history: an Irish tale of predator helps prey

The Wild with Chris Morgan

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The Effects of Pine Martins on Grey Squirrel Numbers

The pine martin was playing a major role in the competition between the greys and the reds. Scientists found that grey squirrels exhibit a predator naive response, which basically means that when there is a pine martin in the vicinity they will keep beating. The grays on the other hand didn't show any change in behaviour in response to the scent of a pineMartin.

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