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This Endangered Florida Panther Is A Rare Sight
This has been the deadliest year on record for Florida panthers (Puma or Felis concolor coryi), but the critically endangered big cats also ended 2012 with some pretty amazing news.For the first time,...
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A Bunch Of Sea Creatures Accidentally Washed Ashore This Year
Many sea animals (and at least one land walker) seem to have lost their way this year, winding up on sandy shores instead of their native ocean home. For the majority of these critters, the story did...
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Wild Australian Dolphins Give Gifts Of Food To Local Humans
Dolphins near Tangalooma, a resort located on Moreton Island, are gift givers of the best kind — they bring food to humans. Researchers observing the dolphin population saw 23 occurrences of this...
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Alex Wild's Best Bug Pictures Of 2012
Since I’m asking everyone else to pony up a selection of their best science & nature photos of the year, I figure it’s only fair I participate. Here are 10 images I consider my personal favorites...
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Giant Pandas May Be A Source Of A New, Natural Anti-Superbug Antibiotic
Giant Pandas may be a rich source of powerful new antibiotic drugs, scientists have discovered.Their endangered status and distinctive, cuddly appearance have turned them into the poster-children of...
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These Apes Will Share Food, But Only With Strangers
Sharing is thought to be a unique human trait developed from social interactions and our ability to use language, but a new study published today, Jan. 2, by the journal PLOS ONE finds that bonobos...
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How To Turn Your Pet Into An Internet Star
Cats and dogs are the indisputable champions of the Internet.After all, "Boo" the dog has more than 6 million fans on Facebook, and more than 10,000 people showed up to a film festival showing only...
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Bigger Brains Come With A Price
A new study on brain size published today in the journal Current Biology supports the idea that bigger brains make you smarter, but may come at a cost."The human brain only makes up 2 percent of our...
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The Oddest Animal Couples In Nature
Sometimes friendship crosses species boundariesAn episode of Nature on PBS explores odd animal friendships, including animals that would normally attack each other in the wild, like a cheetah and a...
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How This Tiny Fish Adapted To Climbing 300-Foot Waterfalls
Animals have adapted and evolved to thrive in their environments, however extreme they may be, including the waterfall-climbing goby fish.A certain species of goby fish has adapted to climbing by using...
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See The Exotic Animals On Richard Branson's Private Island
Sir Richard Branson's 74 acre private island in the British Virgin Islands, Necker Island, is known for its luxury accommodations, beautiful views and celebrity guests. But once you get there, there's...
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What Happens When A Bobcat Attacks
Bobcats aren't known for attacking humans — they almost always avoid contact with us — but that's no comfort to a Massachusetts resident who killed a bobcat with his shotgun after it attacked him in...
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The Difference Between Owning A Ferret In Hawaii And One In Pennsylvania Is...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The difference between owning a ferret in Hawaii and one in Pennsylvania can be up to three years in jail — and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.That's the penalty for...
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Fossil Of 244-Million-Year-Old Giant Carnivore Discovered
Newfound fossils of a giant dolphin-shaped reptilian predator are now shedding light on how the world recovered after the most devastating mass extinction in history, researchers say.This prehistoric...
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The World's Rarest Animals Recently Caught On Camera
Japanese scientists announced on Monday that they had captured the legendary giant squid on camera in its natural habitat for the first time ever. This isn't the only recent sighting of an extremely...
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This Scene Of Fighting Giraffes Is Absolutely Mesmerizing
Giraffes rarely fight, but when they do, it's a hypnotic spectacle. The Discovery Channel caught a pair of giraffes locked in heated battle, and the footage they got was nothing short of...
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Passengers on board Capt. Dave's Dolphin and Whale Safari tour boat were treated to a rare sight this past weekend when around 1,000 common dolphins began to stampede off Dana Point in Southern...
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Photographer Captures Incredible Human Side Of Animals
British photographer Tim Flach is known for taking human-like photographs of animals. His latest body of work, called "More Than Human," captures the emotions of wild creatures through intensely close...
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Embryonic Sharks Freeze To Avoid Being Eaten By Predators
Bamboo sharks developing in an egg case can sense predators and stay still to avoid detection, according to a new study published by today, Jan. 9, in the journal PLoS One.Bamboo sharks develop...
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Proof That Cats Are The Greediest Animals On The Planet
It's a pretty well-known fact that cats are territorial creatures, but if you still need proof that cats are indeed the greediest animals on the planet, here you go:And these cats actually repeat the...
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