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Africa’s Most Feared Snake Is Shyer Than You Think
A garage call in Durban turns into a quiet study of black mamba behavior, where a juvenile snake chose hiding…
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Only 6 to 8 Remain, yet a New Vaquita Calf Just Appeared
Drone footage from September 2025 confirmed a mother vaquita swimming with a calf in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California, a…
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The Snake That Eats Rattlers: This Georgia Team Found 4 in One Spot
A spring morning in Georgia's Coastal Plain turned up coachwhips, racers, rat snakes, timber rattlesnakes, and four Eastern kingsnakes, offering…
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Inside the 14-Month Search for the Missing Natural Bridge Zoo Giraffes
If you follow wildlife conservation or animal welfare news, you might remember a story from spring of 2025. Two pregnant…
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How New Fossil Discoveries Just Rewrote the History of Land Life
We’ve all seen some version of the classic evolutionary diagram. A fish crawls out of a primordial swamp, sprouts legs,…
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This Great White Shark Documentary Shows What These Apex Predators Are Really Doing
A new documentary from cinematographer Andy Casagrande captures great white sharks at Guadalupe Island and South Africa's Seal Island, revealing…
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Look Inside the Czech Facility Breeding Crocodiles You’ll Never See in the Wild
A visit to the Crocodile Zoo Protivin in the Czech Republic reveals saltwater crocs, Cuban crocodiles, false gharials, and pied…
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The Hidden Nutrition Problem Inside Pollinator Gardens
When people talk about helping bees, the advice is usually simple: plant more flowers. That advice is not wrong. Bees…
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The 8-Millon-Ton Problem That’s Killing Albatrosses
A Blue Planet II segment shows researchers finding plastic bags, food packaging, and even a fatal toothpick inside albatross chicks,…
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A Sperm Whale Washed Up in Hawaii With Household Products and Fishing Nets in Its Stomach
A sperm whale that stranded on Kauai had a stomach packed with fishing nets, plastic bags, hagfish traps, and undigested…
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A Great Blue Heron Ate a Baby Alligator in Florida. Here’s Why That’s Normal.
Florida footage of a great blue heron swallowing a juvenile alligator looks shocking, but it fits squarely within the diet…
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This Massive Wels Catfish Snatched a Pigeon and Swallowed it Whole
A short clip filmed on the Seine near Paris shows a wels catfish ambushing a pigeon at the surface, a…
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This Massive Grouper Swallowed a Shark Whole
A brief clip of a goliath grouper inhaling a hooked shark looks shocking, but the behavior fits neatly into what…
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Why a Hippo Staring at Rhinos Is a Warning, Not an Attack
A roadside encounter between a hippo and rhinos looks like a fight in the making, but the wide gape and…
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A 115-Pound Python Swallowed a 77-Pound Deer in Florida. Biologists Say It Changes Everything.
A new study finds that invasive Burmese pythons in South Florida can open their jaws even wider than researchers previously…
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A Swan Trampled Her Own Eggs … and They All Survived
Footage from a Yorkshire nest shows a mute swan abandoning her clutch of ten eggs to chase a rival female…
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The Amazing Arctic Fox is Master of the Snowy Tundra
The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox or polar fox, is one of the most resilient…
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Why Police Were Ordered to Escort ‘Donald Trump’ to a National Zoo
Every once in a while, the internet throws a story our way that feels entirely surreal. If you’ve spent any…
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Why Google Wants to Release Millions of Mosquitoes on Purpose
When you think of Google, you likely think of search engines, smartphones, and artificial intelligence. You probably don’t think of…
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The Bug That Spins 368 Times a Second When It Jumps
New high-speed footage and microCT scans reveal how globular springtails, tiny hexapods living in leaf litter, achieve the fastest aerial…
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Why Vets Raced to Return a Fractured Wedge-Tailed Eaglet to Its Parents’ Nest
A fractured wedge-tailed eaglet found grounded in Doreen, Victoria was rehabilitated and returned to its parents' nest, a strategy backed…
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Why Delaware Bay Fills with 450-Million-Year-Old ‘Crabs’ Each Spring
Each spring, horseshoe crabs flood Delaware Bay to spawn, feeding migratory shorebirds and supplying medicine with their blue blood. A…
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How Two Maverick Whales Just Rewrote the Marine Biology Textbooks
If you’ve ever stood on a coastline or the deck of a boat during migration season, watching a 40-ton humpback…
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Moles Are Not Destroying Your Yard on Purpose. They’re Rebuilding the Underground World.
Most people meet moles through frustration. Or maybe it’s just me? I play ball in the backyard with my dog,…
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Going From Transparent to Orange in an Instant is How This Octopus Fools Predators
A new MBARI video showcases Japetella diaphana, a rare open-water octopus that switches between transparent and opaque orange to evade…
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New York Has 52,000 Miles of Rivers. Meet the 5 Fish That Fill Them.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We get letters from time to time from A-Z Animals readers, and not only do they remind us…
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Great Hammerheads Sweep for Prey Like a Living Metal Detector
Filmmaker Andy Casagrande's 360° footage of a great hammerhead offers a close look at a critically endangered predator whose unusual…
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A 6.5-Foot Black Mamba Squeezed Inside a Leaf Blower
A call-out in KwaZulu-Natal turned up a two-metre black mamba coiled inside the tube of a leaf blower, a hiding…
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Australia’s Largest Lizard Sprints on Two Legs Like a Dinosaur
A look at the perentie, Australia's largest monitor lizard, and the thermoregulation, habitat use, and predator pressures that shape its…
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Meet the “Swiss Army Knife” of Primates
Researchers dissecting a museum specimen traced a stray tendon to an unexpected place, revealing that the aye-aye, Madagascar's strangest lemur,…
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Behind the Milky Eye: The Biological Vulnerability of a 2.5-Meter Black Mamba
In the Reservoir Hills of KwaZulu-Natal, a resident recently spotted a massive silhouette lounging on a pile of garden refuse.…
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How Steel Wires and 3,000 Pounds of Pressure Saved a Florida Icon
In the muddy depths of a Florida enclosure, a massive American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) named Split Jaw presents a challenge…
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1,500 Beagles Trade Research Kennels for Laps and Soft Beds
For anyone who followed the emotional standoff at Ridglan Farms, this is the update animal lovers were hoping for: hundreds…
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That “Bear Hug” Video Is Adorable, But It Also Reveals Something Deeper About Black Bear Families
At first glance, the Instagram reel looks like pure sweetness as a baby bear runs toward its mother in Western…
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Before You Share a Snack, Know Which Nuts Can Put Dogs at Risk
Drop a nut on the floor, and there’s a good chance your dog will snap it up before you can…
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That Giant Duckling Parade Isn’t One Big Family, It’s a Survival Strategy
At first glance, a mother duck followed by a long, wobbling parade of ducklings looks like a sweet family scene.…
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The Roadside Bear Photo Everyone Loves Hides a Harder Truth
A black bear nursing four cubs on the shoulder of Town Mountain Road in Asheville, North Carolina, is adorable at…
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A Bear Charged a Hiker on a California Trail. The Real Lesson Isn’t ‘Be Louder’
A short video from Mount Wilson in California shows the kind of wildlife encounter that makes your stomach drop: a…
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Elephants Don’t Just Remember Faces, They May Have “Names” for Each Other
For years, elephants have been described as having amazing memories and that they never forget. However, the more interesting truth…
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Why National Pet Day (April 11) Hits So Deeply, According to Science
National Pet Day, aka April 11, merits its own special day because it taps into something people already know in…
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How a Chimpanzee Civil War Tore Through a Once-Stable Uganda Group
One day in June 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was watching chimpanzees in Uganda’s Kibale National Park when he saw something…
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Boa Constrictor vs. Python: How to Tell These Powerful Snakes Apart
At first glance, a boa constrictor and a python can look surprisingly similar. Both are thick-bodied, nonvenomous snakes that kill…
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Watch a Rare Asiatic Lion Turn a Village Street Into a Hunting Ground
Lion Appears in Gujarat Alley as Cattle Scatter This video surveillance footage shows a herd of cattle running through a…
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Giant Shark Spotted Near Vacation Paradise – Researchers Can’t Believe Their Eyes
A routine marine survey near the island of Cabrera, just south of Mallorca, turned into a breakthrough moment when scientists…
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The Moment a Diver Encounters a Prehistoric Snake in the Middle of the Sea
A night dive off Komodo Island, Indonesia, turned unforgettable when an underwater videographer came face-to-face with one of the ocean’s…
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That’s Why Your Dog Sleeps by Your Feet in the Evenings: Many People are Surprised by What is Behind It
If your dog curls up at your feet every night, you’re not alone. Many pups pick this exact spot to…
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6 Typical Mistakes When Petting Dogs
A fluffy pup strolls through the park, kids squeal with excitement — and before anyone can react, a stranger reaches…
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Meet ‘Quito’, the little dog who changed his life after the Shakira concerts and was adopted by a member of her team
During Shakira’s three-night stop in Quito, Ecuador, for her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, an unexpected feel-good moment…
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I Visited the Tennessee Aquarium, and Here’s What I Found
Whether you have a marine animal lover in your family or you simply find yourself in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and looking…
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Massive 620-Pound Gator Captured in Alabama
A massive 13-foot alligator was caught in Alabama last week, and it weighed in at a whopping 600 pounds. According…