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A Live Fish Is Writhing Inside This Bird’s Neck
Have you ever been so hungry that you didn’t even stop to chew your food, instead gulping it down as…
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Watch a Barn Owl Strike in Breathtaking Slow Motion
Watching a barn owl hunt is a truly wonderful sight, but watching it close up and in slow-motion is breathtaking.…
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How Donkeys Became Essential to Life on Hydra
In most towns, the sound of traffic is so constant that residents barely notice it anymore. However, on the Greek island…
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The 6 Categories of Nature’s Incredible Spider Webs
Every spider can spin silk; it’s one of the defining characteristics of the order Araneae, alongside venomous fangs, two-part bodies,…
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Beavers Are Sunbathing in Midday, and It’s Not Due to Rabies
Some animals are natural sun worshippers. We often see dogs or cats lying out on a warm sunny day, soaking…
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Urban Hedgehogs Are Hibernating in Litter, and It Could Cost Them
Scientists have long known that birds use our trash to build their nests. Researchers have found bird nests that incorporate…
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This Tiger Scratches a Tree and Sends 3 Messages at Once
It’s hard to deny that even the fiercest big cat looks like a tabby when it engages in certain behaviors.…
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How 150 Dogs Traveled 260 Miles to Save Alaskan Residents from a Deadly Epidemic
Nome, Alaska, sits just two degrees north of the Arctic Circle. A historic Alaskan town, Nome was the site of…
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The Blue-Eyed Warning Sign That Means a Snake Is About to Shed
Have you ever suffered a terrible sunburn and noticed your skin peeling off in sheets? Now imagine peeling off all…
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Inside the Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation
If you peered down on Florida from above, you’d see a green ribbon of forests, rivers, ranches, and wetlands stretching…
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Where You’re Most Like to Spot Great White Sharks Off the Coast of Cape Cod
In recent years, the waters off Cape Cod have become one of the most famous areas for great white sharks…
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Creatures that Thrive in the Scorching Heat
While extreme heat is unbearable to many humans, some animals are perfectly suited for high temperatures. Deserts, savannas, and other…
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Dangerous Animals Hiding at the Beach
The beach is peaceful and relaxing, but many coastlines are filled with creatures burrowed beneath the sand or hiding just…
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Cat Behaviors Scientists Still Can’t Fully Explain
Cats have lived as companions to humans for thousands of years. Despite being both well-studied and one of the most…
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Zebra Finches Practice Singing 1,000 Times a Day. Here’s Why That Matters.
Calling someone a bird-brain may not be the insult it was intended to be. Although small in size, some birds’…
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African Insects You Definitely Don’t Want to Sting You
Africa is not short on intimidating insects, and a surprising number of them come with painful stings. While most of…
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South American Animals That Look Almost Fake
South America has the most diverse wildlife of any continent, with an extremely high species count. And some of South…
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The Weird Side of African Wildlife
Africa is home to some of the most fascinating wildlife on Earth. After all, there’s a reason you think of…
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Colors That Attract Birds (and a Few That Repel Them)
Birds rely on their eyesight to locate food, water, shelter, and safe places to nest. They are highly perceptive of…
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A Python Grabbed a Mongoose … and Then 10 More Showed Up
Most animals know better than to tussle with a snake, but mongooses are not most animals. In the tense viral…
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Whale Sharks Migrate by Age and Sex, and Scientists Now Know Where
Whale sharks are undoubtedly the ocean’s gentle giants. These filter feeders usually reach lengths of 18 to 32.8 feet, with…
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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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Vietnam’s Rarest Wild Dog Vanished for 20 Years. One Photo Changed That.
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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How a Poppy-Seed-Sized Nymph Spreads Lyme Disease Undetected
Unlike a mosquito, which quickly bites and buzzes away, a tick latches on to you and can stay put for…
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Just How Much Can a Chipmunk Stuff into Its Cheeks?
You’ve probably seen a scene like the one in the YouTube video above at some point. A chipmunk comes near…
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3 Clues That Tell a Territorial Squirrel from a Social One
We may think of prey animals as being timid, even passive, and not prone to confrontation. Nothing could be further…
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1,600 Primates Listed for Sale on Facebook in Six Weeks
Wildlife trafficking is one of the largest black market businesses in the world. Animals are trafficked and sold as “exotics,”…
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One Landmark Study Tracked 141,500 Pest Observations and Found a Paradox
For years, it has been believed that as climate change continues to increase global temperatures, staple crops that feed the…
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South Africa Once Paid a Baboon to Operate Railroad Signals
Animals often thrive on routine and consistency. For example, if you skip your pet dog’s usual walk time, you’ll notice…
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Bears Nearly Went Extinct Here, Now They’re Back and Raiding Towns
Apex predators are often seen as a threat. Because of this, conflicts with apex predators have historically led to culling…
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Otters Were Hunted to Near Extinction and Now They’re Healing Rivers
World Otter Day is May 25th, and that’s cause to celebrate! Besides their absolute cuteness, these curious critters are also…
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A Concrete Vibration Device Could Help Farmers Control Burrowing Shrimp Without Pesticides
For as long as humans have harvested crops and animals, we have battled against ‘pests’. Any animal that destroys crops,…
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Why Lions Scent-Mark Trees and What It Tells Rivals
Lions have a variety of ways of communicating with one another. Vocal communication and body language are common ways lions…
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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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Turtles Outlasted Dinosaurs But May Not Survive Us
May 23rd is World Turtle Day. It’s the perfect time to celebrate what makes these creatures so amazing and focus…
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226 Species Found in an Ocean Zone Once Thought Barren
Nearly three miles beneath the ocean’s surface exists a world rarely seen by human eyes. Little is known about the…
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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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The Squirrel That Heats Its Tail to Outsmart a Rattlesnake
In a battle between a California ground squirrel and a rattlesnake, many would put the odds on the rattlesnake to…
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Can a Million Eggs Finally Save This Toad?
In this video, you see Texas Parks and Wildlife staff releasing toad eggs and tadpoles from the Houston Zoo into…
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Idaho Once Parachuted 76 Beavers into the Wild — and It Worked
In 1948, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game pulled off one of the strangest wildlife relocations in American history:…
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Tiny Parrots Name Themselves Before They Can Even Fly
When we think of parrots mimicking sounds, we usually picture a pet bird shouting “hello,” barking like a dog, or…
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How Bobcats Use City Creeks to Stay Hidden from Humans
Bobcats can be found from Mexico to southern Canada. They are in every U.S. contiguous state, except for Delaware. However,…
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Watch an Ogre-Faced Spider Fling Its Silk Net at Prey
Spiders are the master hunters of the insect world. Their agility, eyesight, and speed are second to none when it…
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The Smell, the Hiss, the Coil: A Garter Snake’s Defense
Garter snakes have a reputation for being one of the gentlest reptiles you can find in your garden. They might…
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84% Of Dogs Struggle with Anxiety, and It May Shorten Their Lives
Mental health is a concept we often associate only with human beings. Despite treating our furry best friends like family,…
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Eradicated for 22 Years, a Pig Virus Has Returned via Feral Hogs
For the first time since 2004, scientists have detected pseudorabies in commercial swine populations. In late April, routine testing at…
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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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The Whale with Only 70 Breeding Females Still Fighting to Survive
There are approximately 90 species of whales, and they live in oceans all around the world. One of the rarest…
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The Bear Warning Sign Hidden on Forest Trees
Trees can speak to the health of a forest. They can also identify animals living within the boundaries. From holes…