Excuse me, Mr Bat. You've got a huge parasitic fly on your face.
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Excuse me, Mr Bat. You've got a huge parasitic fly on your face.

Imagine a bizarre-looking fly parasite takes up residence on your face – and never leaves. That's what life is like for these long-winged bats.

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Ancient Greenland sharks
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Ancient Greenland sharks

Greenland sharks have mostly eluded scientific study. Now, recently captured underwater footage from the Canadian Arctic is giving us new and valuable insights.

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The curious case of the faceless toad
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The curious case of the faceless toad

In 2016, herpetologist Jill Fleming and her colleagues stumbled across a truly bizarre find in a forest in Connecticut: a toad without a face.

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