Male specimens preferred by animal collectors, study suggests Science Museum collections of birds and mammals may be disproportionately skewed to favour males, even if female members of the species outnumber males... Male specimens preferred by animal collectors, study suggests
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World Norwegian police arrest gunman after ambulance rampage Norwegian police said they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance in Oslo on Tuesday then ran down and slightly injured four pedestrians,... 7 hours ago
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