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Whale pee moves vital nutrients thousands of miles
Even for the world’s largest animals, “when you gotta go, you gotta go.” Whale’s volcanic poop offers up a treasure trove of biological information and nutrients for the ocean. Not to be left out,...
View ArticleHow to protect your pets from bird flu
A subtype of avian influenza, known as H5N1, continues to spread among wildlife, dairy cows, domestic birds, and some pets in a string of global outbreaks that began in 2020. The highly pathogenic...
View ArticleMale octopus poisons its mate to avoid becoming post-sex snack
While the bite from a venomous blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) can result in a painful, potentially life-or-death emergency for humans, new research indicates it’s part of everyday...
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Bald eagle live cam team shares what’s next for the 3 eaglets
“Elated beyond imagination.” That’s how Sandy Steers, executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley, says that she and the team of mostly volunteers are feeling after watching three eaglets hatch...
View ArticlePlease stop releasing pet goldfish into the wild
We’ve already told you to consider eating more marsh rodents for the sake of the environment. Now, we’re begging you to stop releasing pet goldfish into local waterways. The seemingly benign and tiny...
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This extinct tree-dwelling mammal may be among humans’ closer relatives
The planet’s earliest mammals are an important part of our evolutionary history, yet remain shrouded in mystery. One of them, Mixodectes pungens lived in western North America during the early...
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The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction
During a cataclysmic mass extinction event, there are typically not many places to hide. However, a region of the mountainous Turpan-Hami Basin in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in Western China may...
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Early mammals were all one color, study suggests
If you were to travel more than 120 million years back in time to the Early Cretaceous or Jurassic Period, you might see dinosaurs with striped tails and ruddy crests, primitive birds with iridescent...
View ArticleOnly 2 eaglets seen on bald eagle live cam after snowstorm
Internet-famous bald eagles Jackie and Shadow potentially lost one of their three eaglets overnight. Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs the 24/7 live cam, posted a statement Friday...
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17 delightful Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards outtakes
Nature is cruel, majestic, and fascinating. Sometimes, it’s also a bit silly. The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has released 17 previously unseen submissions to its 2024 competition that...
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Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for first time in over a century
Cougar cubs have not been documented in Michigan in over 100 years, but state biologists can confirm recent photos officially ended the dry spell. On March 13, Michigan Department of Natural Resources...
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11 fascinating wildlife images from the Sony World Photography Awards
A fox weathers the snow. A mother elephant tries to help her calf up a muddy riverbank. A gibbon seems calm with contemplation. The 2025 Sony World Photography Awards has announced its 10 category...
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After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record
About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic journey. This lofty band of reptiles traveled about 5,000 miles from the western coast of North America all the way to Fiji. Biologists...
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We finally know how parrots ‘talk’
Parrots are so adept at mimicking people that the avian moniker has become synonymous with repetition. Yet for as long as we’ve known about the birds’ incredible ability for impressions, how they...
View ArticleA small amount of penguin poop is enough to spook krill
Although a single penguin is capable of devouring thousands of krill in a single sitting, swarms of the zooplankton may detect disturbances in the water ahead of mealtime. The telltale sign? Bird...
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Traffic noise is making these Galápagos birds more aggressive
While actual road rage is primarily a human trait, some birds on the Galápagos Islands are experiencing their own issues with traffic. Galápagos yellow warblers (Setophaga petechia aureola) that are...
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Shark’s ‘mystery hat’ turns out to be a giant octopus
Animals hitch rides together all the time. Sometimes the relationship is mutually beneficial, while in other instances it’s parasitic. Every so often, however, researchers document a previously...
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11 brilliant images from the British Wildlife Photography Awards
When you think of wildlife photography, you might conjure thoughts of cheetahs sprinting across the open savanna or polar bears feasting on a whale carcass, but nature is everywhere. Nature is in your...
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Help Jackie and Shadow name their bald eagle chicks
What would you name two bald eagle chicks? Talon? Sam Eagle? Leslie? Whatever your choice, it could become reality. Jackie and Shadow, the internet-famous bald eagle pair, need your help naming their...
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Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death
A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy. Baby White-necked jacobins (Florisuga mellivora) in Panama seem to pretend...
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