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  • Giant Japanese Spider Crabs Can Grow Bigger Than People

    Meet the largest crab in the world. Weighing up to 40 pounds and reaching up to 18 feet from claw to claw, it can grow to triple the size of the average man! The Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi) is actually the largest known arthropod, a group which includes crustaceans, spiders, and insects. It’s usually […] More

  • VIDEO: Octopus Walks with a Coconut Across Ocean Floor

    This amazing footage shows an octopus engaging in a remarkably human-like walk. This unique octopus does something several other deep sea creatures in its environment can be observed doing: carrying the shells of coconuts and other paraphernalia as they “walk” about the ocean floor. Amusing and bizarre as this behavior may seem, it turns out […] More

  • This Talented Lyrebird Can Mimic Chainsaws and Car Alarms

    Forget peacocks. This Australian songbird may not have all the fancy colors, but it takes showing off for mates one step further. In addition to its striking plumage, which it fans out over its head and body during courtship displays, the lyrebird has the impressive ability to imitate almost any sound it hears. Typically these […] More

  • Macaque Monkeys Are Physically Capable of Speaking (Listen!)

    Some monkeys are actually physically capable of producing human speech. But their brains just aren’t wired to do so, according to research published in Science Advances. Researchers recorded X-ray of a long-tailed macaque’s vocal and facial movements as he made different sounds, like coos, grunts, yawns and lip smacks. Then, they used a computer model to simulate possible […] More

  • It’s a Deer! It’s a Rabbit! Nope… It’s a Giant Rodent

    This four-legged creature boasts both hopping and galloping capabilities — making for the distinctive appearance of a deer crossed with a rabbit. The Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) is perhaps one of the world’s most unusual creatures. This rare animal is found only in Argentina, persisting in diverse habitats ranging from lowland forests to barren plains. They especially favor […] More

  • Tenacious Mother Octopus Rolls Her Eggs to Safety in Extraordinary Video

    A marine biologist in Australia recently captured incredible cephalopod video footage — an octopus rolling a plastic pipe containing its eggs back into the ocean after it had washed ashore. Sheree Marris was walking along a beach in Melbourne when she happened upon a discarded plastic pipe. Picking it up to examine it, she noticed […] More

  • Yes, Lions and Tigers Can Trigger Your Cat Allergies Too

    Pet allergies are pretty common, but if your fluffy house cat leaves you sneezing and dabbing your watery eyes, does that mean you’d also be allergic to big cats in the wild? It’s more than likely. While there’s not a lot of research on this, there is evidence that big cats like lions, tigers, and […] More

  • Alligator Snapping Turtles Outweigh the Average Human + 9 More Amazing Facts

    The fearsome alligator snapping turtle is a uniquely-adapted hunter best known for its powerful jaws and quick bite. They are endemic to the Southeastern region of the United States, where they muck around the muddy bottoms of rivers, lakes, and canals. Though they are named for alligators because of their ridged shells, these prehistoric-looking creatures […] More

  • 6 Most Surreal Underwater Discoveries

    Despite the fact that most of the earth’s surface (71%) is covered by water, what lies beneath is still largely a mystery. Humans have explored less than 5% of the world’s oceans, which hold nearly all of the water on our planet. Yet even with our limited underwater expeditions, we have already discovered some amazing […] More

  • Unbelieveable Facts You Never Knew About Komodo Dragons

    Few creatures on Earth inspire wonder the way a Komodo dragon does. The largest lizards in the world, they can be ten feet long, and their fierce appearance and hunting skills are awe-inspiring, to say the least. They look a bit like a dragon or even a mini-dinosaur, but their looks are not the strangest thing […] More

  • Elusive (and Adorable) Mammal Rediscovered in China On Verge of Extinction

    The Ili pika might be the cutest animal in the world. The teensy mammal, which looks something like a cross between a hamster, a bunny and a teddy bear, was first discovered in China’s Tianshan Mountains in the early 1980s. A scientist named Li Weidong found the first Ili pika in 1983 while studying infectious diseases […] More

  • Japanese macaques

    Japanese macaque mother and baby interact at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano. More

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