Articles tagged as Weird Animals | Smithsonian Magazine

These roly-poly herbivores just may be the teddy bears of the sea. But keep an eye out when boating; they don’t move so fast.

March 31, 2014

Parasites that hijack other creatures' minds are not at all rare

March 28, 2014

One can only assume that Oprah has something to do with this

March 20, 2014

Wisdom is 63, and this is thought to be her 35th-or-so chick

February 14, 2014

Crocodiles can climb trees

February 12, 2014

The world's largest rodent can't get any respect

February 7, 2014

Cats are clearly untrustworthy creatures. Everybody knows that. But lest you forget, here’s a historical horror story.

January 28, 2014

Scientists trace the odd bathroom behavior to relationships with bacteria and moths that inhabit their fur

January 22, 2014

<i>Edwardsiella andrillae</i> pop their tentacles out to feed

January 22, 2014

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