adaptation

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A wave of film and TV adaptations have brought what was once a niche genre into the spotlight.

From BBC

This difference suggests that horses developed specialized vocal adaptations, giving them a broader and more complex range of calls compared to other mammals.

From Science Daily

Despite popular opinion, the filmmaker behind “Promising Young Woman,” “Saltburn,” and her latest movie, a loose and playful adaptation of Emily Brontë’s classic novel, “Wuthering Heights,” is not out to get the audience.

From Salon

This adaptation appears repeatedly in the fossil record among fish eating animals, including aquatic ichthyosaurs, semi aquatic crocodile and flying pterosaurs.

From Science Daily

"GOAT" moved ahead of steamy literary adaptation "Wuthering Heights," which earned $14.2 million in its second week of release, according to Exhibitor Relations.

From Barron's