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Hermit crabs live in a shell because unlike normal crabs they don't have a hard exterior

Man-made shells cast a new light on the lives of hermit crabs video

Scientists at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Aquarium at Portobello near Dunedin are looking at hermit crabs in a whole new light.

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Experts believe dolphins also employ body language when swimming close to one another

NZ dolphins adapt body language in line with law of brevity

Spanish and British researchers have shown that New Zealand bottlenose dolphins abbreviate their body language - just as humans shorten commonly-used words.

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