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Dolphins Trap Fish in Seashells and Teach This Trick to Their Friends
Some bottlenose dolphins have figured out how to turn an empty seashell into a fish trap, and the cleverest part…
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Some bottlenose dolphins have figured out how to turn an empty seashell into a fish trap, and the cleverest part…
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A wild bird in Africa has learned to flag down human hunters with a chattering call and guide them through…
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Moments after escaping its pupal case, a stalk-eyed fly does something no other insect quite pulls off: it uses its…
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When illegal logging, river poisoning, and poaching pushed Nigeria's Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary toward collapse, the women of Ulom stopped…
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Slow lorises have charmed millions online with their big eyes and fluffy fur, but these tiny primates hide a biological…
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Caddisfly larvae crawl along riverbeds wearing suits of stone and silk, but the same instinct that drives their survival has…
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Sailors once believed this tiny ocean drifter raised its arms like sails to glide across the sea. The truth of…
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The echidna cannot sweat, cannot pant, and its thick fur and spines trap heat like a blanket, yet this spiky…
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Hidden in the forests of Asia lives a bee that shatters every expectation, from its shocking electric blue color to…
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Hidden in the cloud forests of Ecuador, one tiny bird produces a clear, ringing note without ever using its voice,…
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A new study just upended one of the most widely accepted beliefs about captive elephants, and the findings are forcing…
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A small cove next to a Brazilian nuclear power plant seems like the last place sharks would seek safety for…
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Sled dogs complete the equivalent of dozens of back-to-back marathons through freezing conditions, sleep a few hours, and wake up…
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That yellow-and-black insect hovering near your garden might look exactly like a wasp, but thousands of completely harmless species have…
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The red velvet ant earned its nickname by supposedly killing cows with a single sting, yet its venom contains none…
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An Alabama couple cutting down a storm-damaged pine tree had no idea something was alive inside it. What they found…
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Contender, the largest male great white shark ever tagged in the western North Atlantic, just pinged off the Outer Banks…
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In 1939, one small Indiana town turned a centuries-old superstition into actual law, complete with a town marshal assigned to…
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The Mangalitsa pig built an empire's food supply, then vanished almost entirely within a generation. The breed's unlikely rescue came…
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Pangolins curl into a ball to survive predators, but that same instinct makes them shockingly easy for poachers to grab…
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Your snake's enclosure temperature might feel perfectly warm to you, yet still be slowly harming your pet. The reason comes…
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A viral video of cattle leaping off a boat into the Atlantic Ocean has left millions of viewers stunned, but…
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Hummingbirds don't visit feeders at random. Their survival demands a strict daily rhythm tied to sunrise and sunset, and once…
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Beavers spend weeks hauling logs and packing mud to build one of nature's most impressive structures, yet they never sleep…
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A brilliantly orange frog small enough to sit on your fingernail spent years hiding from scientists in plain sight deep…
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The story sounds scientific enough to be true: daddy longlegs carry venom so deadly they could kill you, saved only…
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Each fall, mountain chickadees face an almost impossible memory challenge that pushes their tiny brains to a biological extreme. What…
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Most spiders are solitary, aggressive, and quick to cannibalize their own kind. One species from Madagascar breaks every rule, and…
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Farmers in a remote Honduran community had a clear suspect for years of cassava field destruction, and they were willing…
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Earthquake sensors on the ocean floor were built to track tectonic plates, but scientists just discovered they have been secretly…
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Scientists tossed pool toys into a shark tank expecting little reaction, but what happened over the following weeks is challenging…
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To the untrained eye, alligators and crocodiles look practically identical — one has a narrower snout, one has a broader…
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Beluga whales are often called the “canaries of the sea” because they are incredibly vocal and communicate in close-knit pods…
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Humans use calendars, while animals track the seasons in myriad ways — but the red-necked nightjar answers only to the…
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When most people think of bees, they picture honey bees buzzing around a hive. But honey bees are just a…
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Sporting some of the most elaborate antlers ever seen, Schomburgk’s deer seemed almost mythical even when it was alive. It…
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Beneath the sun-soaked waves of the Mediterranean, one of the world’s rarest marine mammals is hiding in a place few…
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When a mountain lion wanders into a suburban neighborhood, or wolves attack livestock, people’s reactions vary dramatically. Some communities advocate…
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For three hours, wildlife biologist and filmmaker Denise Peterson sat beside a busy Utah trail watching a young female mountain…
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Orange cats are among the most recognizable felines in the world. From beloved internet celebrities to mischievous household pets, their…
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Crocodilians — which include crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials — have a lineage that stretches back roughly 200 million years,…
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For generations, the deserts of Qatar held a frustrating mystery: did the elusive sand cat (Felis margarita) still survive there,…
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Found across South and Southeast Asia, the common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is just 4 to 5 inches long and weighs…
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Gibraltar receives over 10 million visitors each year, and many come specifically hoping for an up-close encounter with one of…
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Stepping quietly out of the scrublands of central Spain, an Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) carries a freshly killed rabbit tightly…
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For centuries, Japanese folklore warned travelers about the kawauso lurking along quiet riverbanks at night. Locals feared and loved these…
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For most birds, looking good for spring means undergoing a partial molt. Because feathers are pure protein, shedding and rebuilding…
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For two decades, Vietnam’s Pu Hoat Nature Reserve in Nghe An province suffered from “empty forest syndrome,” an ecological crisis…
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In 1948, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game pulled off one of the strangest wildlife relocations in American history:…
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When we think of parrots mimicking sounds, we usually picture a pet bird shouting “hello,” barking like a dog, or…