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Tim Clutton-Brock on meerkats, red deer and evolution

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Breeding Cats

Andi don't want to say hope something eats their mother, but if something eats their minding thet they'll be biding their time. So i think the the reason why er subordinates actually help is partly, they can't breed. Their best bit is to stay at home. And we've recently found out that we can actually train them to allow themselves to be ultra sounded while we give them small rewards of hard boiled egg. If you mad rub the grison on their tummies while they're eating a bit of hard boiled eggs in your hand, we can ulta sound in the field with an entirely unrestrained animal. I can't think of any other mammal when has

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