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Can You Identify These Animals From Their Close-Ups?
Are those scales or feathers? Figure out what creature you’re looking at based on these detailed photographs.
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Prairie Dogs Are Serial Killers That Murder Their Competition
The herbivorous rodents kill off competing ground squirrels—the first such behavior seen in a mammal, a new study says.
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Japan Kills 200 Pregnant Minke Whales
Flouting an international ruling, Japan resumed minke whaling for “scientific purposes” during breeding season.
Weird and Wild
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Watch the First-Ever Video of a Rare Warty Pig
Fewer than 250 adult Bawean warty pigs are alive today—meaning they're likely an endangered species, a new study says.
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Spider Jaws Move as Quickly as World's Fastest Runner
New video solves the mystery of how a tiny arachnid can generate such tremendous force.
Wildlife Watch
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Lions Are Wandering Out of Parks and Into Cities
In Kenya, residents are coming face to face with the wildlife that preceded them. It doesn't always end well.
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Elephants Wiped Out on Alarming Scale in Southern Africa
There’s a new poaching hot spot, and it’s not where people expected.
Images From the Photo Ark
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9 Animals That Are Stone-Cold Killers
Cannibalism among animals is fairly uncommon, but these species are known to eat their own kind.
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10 Amorous Animals That Mate for Life
Every day is Valentine's Day for these species in love.
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