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Scientists capture rare footage of mother skink fighting a deadly brown snake to protect her babies

  • Written by Gregory Watson, Senior Lecturer, Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Unlike many mammals and birds, most reptiles show little sign of being caring parents. But our new research shows one lizard species may be more doting parents than we thought – the adults risking their own safety to protect their babies.

We used cameras in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales to study the Cunningham’s...

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