Weird Animals
"Missing Link" Cave Fish Walks Like a Salamander
A fish that wiggles up waterfalls may help researchers understand how life shifted from water to land
Prairie Dogs: The Fiercest Killers in the West
New study reveals white-tailed prairie dogs attack and kill ground squirrels with no provocation
Storks Move to a Trashy Neighborhood
White storks in Portugal and Spain are forgoing thier annual migration to Africa to pig out in landfills
Wading Birds 'Pay' Alligators for Their Protection
It's a give-and-take relationship: alligators may chow down on a few chicks, but they keep predators at bay
Rare White Giraffe Survived Her First Year
The 15-month old calf has so far survived possible predation from lions, leopards, hyenas and human poachers
Tiny Chameleon’s Tongue Can Beat the Fastest Sports Car
The Rosette-nosed Pygmy Chameleon can launch its tongue toward prey at 8,500 feet per second
A Giant Squid Visits a Japanese Harbor
These denizens of the deep usually lurk between 2,000 to 3,000 feet below the surface
This Parasite Is Really a Micro-Jellyfish
Somewhere along its evolution this jellyfish-turned-parasite got really strange
Instead of Eyelids, This Fish Retracts Its Eyeballs
The giant guitarfish can pull its eyes nearly 1.6 inches inside its head
Gliding Spiders Found Falling From Tropical Trees
Flat-bodied spiders that live in the rainforest strike a Superman pose to take control of their free-falls
Tropical Octopus Definitely Mates Beak-to-Beak
Larger Pacific striped octopus couples engage in a host of behaviors unheard of among other octopuses
Parasitic Wasps Turn Spiders Into Zombie Weavers
Arachnids injected with a potent neurotoxin are forced to create shiny new web cradles for wasp larvae
Why This Chicken is Black From Comb to Feathers to Muscles
The Ayam Cemani is the Goth of the chicken world
Officials Had to Use A Snowplow to Reclaim a Bridge in Iowa Swarmed by Mayflies
An unusually large emergence of aquatic insects created temporarily hazardous conditions
This Fungus Eats the Butts off Cicadas
It’s totally not a big deal, though
These Worms Hitchhike in the Belly of Slugs To Get Around
New study shows that worm their way into slug guts and feces to travel long distances
Why Seahorses Have Square Tails
Engineers show that the animals' prism-like tails are mechanically superior to cylindrical ones
That Time a Mushroom Coral Ate a Sea Slug
Researchers observed the rare event off the coast of Thailand
Here Are The Animals That Are the Best at Pretending to Be Poop
Moth caterpillars change their posture to look like bird dung, and they’re not alone
Watch These Ants Hurl Themselves Out of Death Traps With Their Mouths
At least one trap-jaw ant species has coopted its exceptionally strong mandibles to escape its nemesis, the ferocious antlion
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