In today’s Escape: Mapping the complex relationship between wolves and people, the return of Argentina’s lost multicolored parrot, saving the hammerhead shark from extinction, and watch a new spider species launch ants right into its web. 

But first: How female dolphins know which males to avoid. 

SIMON J ALLEN / SHARK BAY DOLPHIN RESEARCH

A new study suggests female bottlenose dolphins may have a strategy for steering clear of males with a history of pushy mating tactics.

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