Weird Animals
Elusive Tree Kangaroo Spotted for First Time in 90 Years
An amateur botanist spotted the Wondiwoi tree kangaroo in the remote mountains of West Papua, New Guinea
Newly Discovered Neon Fish Species Is Named After Greek Goddess of Love
Researchers were so entranced by the pink and yellow fish that they failed to spot a sixgill shark swimming just above their heads
Giant Panda Mating Calls Say a Lot About Them
Panda love grunts are packed with information, like size of the potential mate and more, but long distance calls are less reliable
The World's Earliest Known Animal May Have Been a Blob-Like Undersea Creature
Traces of fat found on a 558-million-year-old fossil suggest <em>Dickinsonia</em> was an animal rather than fungus, plant or single-celled protozoa
Five Baby Squirrels Saved From Truly Knotty Predicament
Five gray tree squirrels in Wisconsin were found with their tails hopelessly knotted together, requiring some help from a wildlife rehab
The Catch of the Day Is a 10,000-Year-Old Gigantic Deer Skull
Last week, Irish fishermen pulled up the skull and horns of an extinct great elk, which could have 12-foot-wide antlers
Oral History Suggests Māori Proverbs on Bird Extinction Mirrored Fears of Indigenous Group’s Own Decline
The moa, a giant flightless bird, served as symbol of extinction and reflection of Māori fears over encroaching European presence
Fish Are Friends, Not (Always) Food: Meet the World’s First Omnivorous Shark Species
Bonnethead sharks enjoy a diet of up to 60 percent seagrass, as well as crab, shrimp, snails and bonyfish
New Zealand Penguins Make an Epic, Pointless, Swim to the Southern Ocean
A new satellite study shows the penguins travel over 4,000 miles to feed, even though their home shores are teeming with food
Why Do So Many People Still Want to Believe in Bigfoot?
The appeal of the mythical, wild man holds strong
What the Deaths of More Than 300 Reindeer Teach Us About the Circle of Life
In an isolated corner of Norwegian plateau, carcasses of reindeer felled by lightning are spawning new plant life
See Shells of Sea Spuds on the Seashore
Hundreds of "sea potatoes"—actually the empty shells of a species of sea urchin—mysteriously washed up on Cornish beach last weekend
What the Fox Genome Tells Us About Domestication
After only a few decades of domestic breeding, friendly foxes have social behavior woven into their genes
Meet the Fish That Grows Up in Just 14 Days
The turquoise killifish, which lives in ephemeral pools in Mozambique, progresses from embryo to sexual maturity faster than any other vertebrate
Why Small Dogs Go Above and Beyond to Mark Their Territory
Tinier males tend to lift their legs at higher angles, perhaps to exaggerate size and competitive ability
Lemurs Smear Bugs on Their Privates to Ward Off Infection
Lathering up with orange goo from millipede guts might relieve infections, expel parasites in lemurs
Ancient Roundworms Allegedly Resurrected From Russian Permafrost
Skeptics cite possibility of ancient samples’ contamination by contemporary organisms
How the Wolf Spider’s Diet May Help Keep the Arctic Cool
As temperatures rise, the spider dines differently, resulting in a cascade of effects in the Arctic
Pacific Northwest Orca Population Hits 30-Year-Low
Declining salmon population, pollution and noise disturbance pose largest threats to the killer whales’ survival
With Hybrid Embryo, Scientists Are One Step Closer to Saving the Northern White Rhino
Hybrid embryos were created using northern rhinos’ frozen sperm, southern rhinos’ eggs
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