Latest Animals Stories
Wild bonobos show surprising signs of cooperations between groups
Surprise! These sea cucumbers glow
Piping plovers are in trouble, but there’s some good news
Elusive egg-laying mammal caught on camera for the first time
These newfound beetles have male genitals shaped like a bottle opener
It’s time to start counting spiders
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Betsy Mason / Knowable Magazine
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Hummingbirds have two creative strategies for flying through tight spaces
Century-old buffalofish are still living in their prime
The mystery of why some dinosaurs got so enormous
Megalodon’s warm-blooded relatives are still circling the oceans today
What head lice can tell us about human migration
These robots reached a team consensus like a swarm of bees
The best cat trees of 2023
The best cat scratching posts in 2023
The best dog DNA tests of 2023
The best dog beds of 2023
Endangered sea turtles build hundreds of nests on the Outer Banks
North America was once home to some unusual wild monkeys
Seals with funny hats are helping map the Antarctic seascape
Overfeeding cats will mess with their guts and poop
Rats may have imaginations
The science behind mixing honey into cocktails
The sea star’s whole body is a head
Giant prehistoric lamprey likely sucked blood—and ate flesh
Newfound mosasaur was like a giant Komodo dragon with flippers
The best pet water fountains of 2023
New refuge provides hope for critically endangered toad
In the spirit of survival: How Indigenous protectors are saving rez dogs
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Kendra Coulter / MIT Press
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Why ladybugs and ‘Halloween beetles’ are everywhere right now
Wild chimpanzees show signs of potential menopause—a rarity in the animal kingdom
Why electric knifefish ‘shimmy’
This seafaring robot ‘eats’ stinky seaweed and dumps it in deep water
How kingfishers pull off breakneck dives without hurting their brains
Bumblebees carbo-load on the fly
Chicken feather fibers could help make less toxic hydrogen fuel cells
Is de-extinction only a pipette dream? This startup has a big, expensive plan to find out.
This Jurassic-era ‘sea murderer’ was among the first of its kind
How did mummified mice end up on volcanoes in the Atacama Desert?
You can now track NYC subway rats in this popular transit app
The best bird feeder cameras in 2023
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Becki Robins
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Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder review: A camera that’s not just for the birds
Prehistoric shark called Kentucky home 337 million years ago
Finally, a smart home for chickens
It’s not too late to stop a bass invasion in the Colorado River
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Ben Goldfarb / High Country News
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Female honeybees may pass down ‘altruistic’ genes
12-million-year-old ape skull bares its fangs in virtual reconstruction
Wildlife exits on Texas roads could help endangered ocelots
Galapagos giant tortoises are restoring their own ecosystem
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Syris Valentine/Hakai Magazine
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The best dog nail grinders of 2023
Female frogs appear to play dead to avoid mating
This tell-tail sign means your cat likes you
Fierce mama Grazer takes 2023’s Fat Bear Week crown
New neon-yellow snail from the Florida Keys gets a happy hour-ready name
4 capybara facts you’ll love, and 1 you’d like to forget
This nuclear byproduct is fueling debate over Fukushima’s seafood
Disease plagues Tasmanian devils—except for on one island
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Jessica Wynne Lockhart/Hakai Magazine
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USDA bans French poultry imports over avian influenza vaccine
Humans are now the African savannah’s top predator
Do all geese look the same to you? Not to this facial recognition software.
Mammals may use same-sex sexual behavior for conflict resolution, bonding, and more
How we can help the most endangered class of animals survive climate change
This robot trio mimics the life cycle of a frog
No two parakeets sound exactly the same
Robotic ‘Super Monster Wolves’ are guarding Japanese towns against bears
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