Weird Animals
Lady Worms, Beware: Pick the Wrong Mate, End Up Dead
Sperm from the wrong species of worm will eat through a female worm's innards
This Deep-Sea Octopus Tended Her Eggs For More Than Four Years
It appears that the octopus mom also largely refrained from eating over those 53 months
In Microgravity, Some Snakes Tie Themselves in Knots, Others Attack Themselves
Some animals just don't know how to deal when gravity goes away
People Really Need to Stop Bringing Giant African Land Snails Into the US
Sixty-seven baseball-sized giant African land snails were confiscated at the Los Angeles International Airport
14 Fun Facts About Piranhas
They're not cute and cuddly, but they may be misunderstood, and scientists are rewriting the fish’s fearsome stereotype
Chilean Devil Rays Found to Be Among the Deepest-Diving Animals in the Ocean
The surface-dwelling marine creatures regularly dive more than one mile deep, scientists find
Cuckoos Don't Sneak Into Other Birds' Nests—They Barge Right In
Cuckoos don't just make other bird's raise their young, they lay their eggs while the other bird is in the nest
Blame Drug Lord Pablo Escobar for Colombia's Hippopotamus Problem
Pablo Escobar had hippos in his private zoo, since the 1990s those hippos have been roaming free
Ten Amazing Small Wild Cats
Forget the lions and tigers, these prowling felines have much more to tell us about the natural world
Spiders All Over the World Have a Taste for Fish
Eight-legged predators probably prey on vertebrates much more often than arachnologists previously assumed
This Catfish's Whiskers Are Like Ultra-Sensitive pH Strips
Japanese sea catfish seek out worms in the pitch dark by detecting minute changes in water chemistry caused by their prey’s breathing
You Otter Believe These Zoo Animals Can Play the Piano, the Harmonica and the Xylophone
D.C.'s hottest summer concert is brought to us by an unlikely source: a bevy of animal musicians
This Weekend, Celebrate the World's Weird and Wonderful Migratory Fishes
The first annual World Migratory Fish Day is making a splash with hundreds of outdoor, fish-centric events
Why Don’t Octopus Suckers Stick To Their Own Skin?
A chemical excreted by octopus skin tells their severed arms, “Don’t grab me or eat me!”
Five Parasitic Species People Love to Eat
From tapeworms to lampreys, some people don't mind eating the bloodsuckers
The Grasshopper Mouse Hunts Scorpions, Turns Scorpion Venom into Painkiller
Evolutionary adaptations let this little mouse hunt scorpions
This Obscure Species of Mite Is the Fastest Animal on Earth
The mite just defeated the previous record-holder, the Australian tiger beetle
Cannibalistic Hermit Crabs Salivate at the Smell of Their Dead
Instead of responding to the smell of a relative’s death as the sign that a predator could be about, hermit crabs interpret this cue as fresh dinner
The U.K. Is Weirdly Obsessed With Rhea Birds—Which Keep Escaping Their Owners
A rhea went on the lam in the U.K.—and is far from the first giant, flightless bird to do so
This Poor Chicken Got Eaten by a Cow
Herbivores don't always stick to their diet
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