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  • 10 Crazy Animal Facts You Probably Don’t Know

    Almost unbelievable facts from the animal kingdom. How many of these do you know? A Serious Plague A swarm of desert locusts can stretch up to 460 square miles in size, and the hungry critters can eat through 423 million pounds of plants in a single day. Blood in the Water A great white shark […] More

  • These Hermit Crabs Are Using Our Garbage as Shells

    Beach pollution is a real problem in Okinawa, Japan, but the blueberry hermit crabs living there are finding ways to thrive amidst — and inside — the trash. In 2010, photographer Shawn Miller spotted a hermit crab using a bottle cap as a shell. Later, he found the crabs using discarded measuring cups and laundry detergent […] More

  • This Scientist Wants to Domesticate Dinosaurs

    You’d think the “Jurassic Park” movies were cautionary tales, because, you know, tons of people died.  But paleontologist Jack Horner, who served as a consultant on the film series, thinks it’s only a matter of time before science brings dinosaurs back for real — and he can’t wait. “It’s a terrific concept, right? I don’t care […] More

  • Malaysian Reticulated Python Might Be Largest on Record

    If big snakes make you nervous, it might be time to stop reading. Still here? Excellent. Workers on a construction site in Malaysia got more than they bargained for when a giant reticulated python showed up on the job. The crew, working in the tourist destination Paya Terubong on the island of Penang, called authorities when […] More

  • To Combat Poaching, China Bans Ivory Trade

    The Chinese government has taken steps to ensure the New Year will bring new hope to species being poached to extinction for the ivory trade. On December 30, the Asian nation, which represents the largest ivory market in the world, released a detailed timetable for ending its legal ivory trade. By the end of 2017, […] More

  • Colorado Black Bear Locks Itself Inside Subaru

    A homeowner in Colorado is going to have a bear of a time dealing with his car insurance company. This summer, sheriff’s deputies in Golden, Colo. responded to a man’s home, where a black bear had broken into a Subaru and gotten trapped inside. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies filmed the encounter, which they then […] More

  • Venomous Creepy Crawler With 414 Legs Discovered in a Cave

    Photo: Paul Marek/Virginia Tech Biologists in California headed into the darkness on a hunt for undiscovered species, and they weren’t disappointed. Deep in the caves of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, they found more than 30 new types of invertebrates, including one very interesting little creature. Illacme tobini, a millipede with an incredible 414 […] More

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    These Amazing Big Cats Once Walked The Earth

    When the first humans walked the earth, they weren’t at the top of the food chain. That distinction belonged to the Big Cats; giant felines that roamed the entire world, taking down big prey. They didn’t make it through the Ice Age, but their modern cousins are living proof of the staying power of these […] More

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