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Cleaner wrasse fish, black widow spiders and even bananas made the news recently as part of the latest wildlife research
September 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Laura Helmuth, Julie Mianecki, Jesse Rhodes and Erin Wayman
Sharks, starfish, ferns and sci-fi-worthy sea creatures have been discovered in a new massive survey
August 09, 2011
| By Andy Isaacson
Staffers at the National Zoo clue us in to how animals like elephants and hippos protect themselves from harmful UV rays
July 08, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
The chikungunya virus has escaped Africa and is traveling around the world via a widespread, invasive, voracious mosquito
June 29, 2011
| By Carrie Arnold
After over 150 years since it was first sighted by the HMS Daedalus, the mysterious creature still eludes scientists
June 22, 2011
| By Brian Switek
Humans may be near the top of the food chain now, but who were our ancestors’ biggest predators?
June 21, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Hummingbirds, attacking bears, ancient hominids and other news updates in wildlife research
August 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Can scientists stop white-nose syndrome, a new disease that is killing bats in catastrophic numbers?
August 2011
| By Michelle Nijhuis
Researchers have found a variety of complex, learned behaviors that differ from pod to pod
August 2011
| By Lisa Stiffler
The true story of a lonely orca leaps from printed page to silver screen, with a boost from new technology
August 2011
| By Michael Parfit
Garlic mustard and Asian carp can wreak havoc on their ecosystems, but do they have a future on your dinner plate?
May 25, 2011
| By Kristin Ohlson
Snails, marmots, condors and coral reef are among the many species on the continent that are close to extinction
May 19, 2011
| By Megan Gambino, Erin Wayman and Sarah Zielinski
Wildlife researchers and tourists are heading to a tiny Mexican village to learn about the mystery of the largest fish in the sea
June 2011
| By Juliet Eilperin
Leaping beetles, Pacific salmon, prehistoric mammals and other news updates in wildlife research
June 2011
| By Arcynta Ali Childs, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth and Sarah Zielinski
Cheetahs and gorillas have some of the strongest maternal instincts, according to a National Zoo biologist
May 04, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
A scientist has discovered that high-pitched sounds made by the small rodents could actually be melodious songs
May 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Dinosaur "thunder thighs" and fast-flying moths
May 2011
| By Arcynta Ali Childs, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Brian Switek and Sarah Zielinski
The hamster may be ubiquitous now, but it was a pioneering scientist who brought the rodent into labs and homes across the world
March 25, 2011
| By Rob Dunn
Photographs shot by camera traps set around the world are capturing wildlife behavior never before seen by humans
March 24, 2011
| By Megan Gambino
Fairy-wrens, wasps, and a nearly 3,000 year old big toe
April 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth, Jesse Rhodes and Sarah Zielinski
Rare cranes have flourished in the world's unlikeliest sanctuary, the heavily mined demilitarized zone between North and South Korea
April 2011
| By Eric Wagner
The Smithsonian's noted bird sleuth, Carla Dove, eyes smelly globs to identify victims in Florida
April 2011
| By Arcynta Ali Childs
Panda-friendly forests, one bizarre bird and foxes on junk food
March 2011
| By Arcynta Ali Childs, T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Laura Helmuth and Sarah Zielinski
A 150-mile fence in the Kalahari Desert appeared to threaten Africa's zebras, but nearly a decade later, researchers breathe a sigh of relief
March 2011
| By Robyn Keene-Young
These animals redefine life as we know it
February 2011
| By T.A. Frail, Megan Gambino, Jesse Rhodes, Jess Righthand and Sarah Zielinski
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