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The curious case of the faceless toad
In April 2016, herpetologist Jill Fleming and her colleagues were collecting data on Eastern red-spotted newts in a Connecticut state forest when they...
2 months ago
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No, this “mystery creature” is not a dinosaur
No dinosaurs here.
4 months ago
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Yes, this crazy 'Dalmatian' deer is real – here's her story
Thanks to her strangely dappled coat, "Boo" the leucistic white-tailed deer has won internet fame.
5 months ago
Bad Behaviour
We have good news about that brutal shark-dragging case in Florida
Five months after the shocking clip went viral, investigators have come to a decision.
5 months ago
Myths and Legends
Not-so-Yeti DNA reveals evolutionary story of enigmatic Himalayan bears
When a research team sequenced the DNA of several alleged Yeti samples, they found a match ... not to an unknown species of primate, but to elusive...
5 months ago
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Googly-eyed guessing game: Can you identify the species in this MRI?
This crazy MRI image might bring deep-sea creatures to mind, but the animal's real identity will surprise you.
6 months ago
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Watch: This whale-swimming stunt was 'dangerous and illegal'
Hanging on a 60-ton wild animal is a great way to get hurt.
6 months ago
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Elephant struck by lightning meets a gruesome end
This is not the first time an elephant has been killed by a lightning storm.
7 months ago
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Case closed on Ireland's washed-up 'chimpanzee arm'
Time to wave goodbye to this primate puzzle!
7 months ago
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Put down your pitchforks, Switzerland's hellhound lookalike is just an ordinary beast
Rest easy, people of Biel. There are no hellhounds roaming your forests.
7 months ago
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This cobra got a blind snake stuck in its nose (video)
How do you explain a little snake successfully spelunking inside a cobra's nasal cavity?
8 months ago
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Synchronised rippling: Water bugs respond to man's voice in mesmerising display
A group of campers in California found themselves having a curious "conversation" ... with a pondful of bugs.
8 months ago
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Today's nightmare-fuel creature, brought to you by Taiwan
This bizarre "tangle" of worms baffled locals in the Taiwanese city of Hsinchu earlier this week.
8 months ago
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Charred and feathered: Hawk and snake spark 40-acre fire in Montana
The blaze was sparked by a series of unfortunate events – involving a snake, two power lines and an accidental avian arsonist.
8 months ago
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This 'tentacled mystery creature' is just a bushel of barnacles
A similarly "dreadlocked" log washed ashore in New Zealand last year.
9 months ago
