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How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

Jackrabbit’s color-changing fur may prepare them for climate change

By Laura Baisas

Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose

By Alisha McDarris

It’s still a mystery how snails ended up scattered around the globe

By Thom van Dooren/MIT Press Reader

Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

By Laura Baisas

Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it’s changing the way they migrate

By Ute Eberle/Hakai Magazine

With bulging eyes and a killer smile, this sabertooth was an absolute nightmare

By Laura Baisas

America used to have its own lions. Where did they go?

By Devon Bidal/Hakai Magazine

An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons

By Laura Baisas

Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

By Sara Kiley Watson

The best CBD dog treats of 2023

By Maddy Morris

The best retractable dog leashes for 2023

By Chelsea Frank

The best dog collars of 2023

By Stan Horaczek

America has a favorite new dog breed, and it’s slightly problematic

By Laura Baisas

How to introduce a new cat to your pets

By Jenna Kiddie / The Conversation

The best dog DNA tests of 2023

By Alexandra Berry

The social lives of cows are remarkably sophisticated

By Brandon Keim

These clever cockatoos carry around toolkits to get to food faster

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

The best dog backpacks for 2023

By Carsen Joenk

Do domesticated dogs howl back at wolves?

By Laura Baisas

The best dog vitamins of 2023

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Desert daisy tricks male flies with sexy evolutionary deception

By Laura Baisas

Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

By Laura Baisas

This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

By Andrew Paul

How can we control mosquitos? Deactivate their sperm.

By Laura Baisas

Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Flies evolved before dinosaurs—and survived an apocalyptic world after the Permian extinction

By Sara Kiley Watson

Older bees teach younger bees the ‘waggle dance’

By Laura Baisas

Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings

By Andrew Paul

Like the first flying humans, honeybees use linear landmarks to navigate

By Laura Baisas

Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers

By Andrew Paul

A bug expert went shopping at Walmart—and made a historic insect discovery

By Laura Baisas

Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts

By Laura Baisas

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How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

/ Mar 24, 2023

Desert daisy tricks male flies with sexy evolutionary deception

By Laura Baisas

/ Mar 24, 2023

Jackrabbit’s color-changing fur may prepare them for climate change

By Laura Baisas

/ Mar 23, 2023

Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose

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Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

By Laura Baisas

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Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it’s changing the way they migrate

By Ute Eberle/Hakai Magazine

/ Mar 21, 2023

The best CBD dog treats of 2023

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/ Mar 21, 2023

With bulging eyes and a killer smile, this sabertooth was an absolute nightmare

By Laura Baisas

/ Mar 21, 2023

The best retractable dog leashes for 2023

By Chelsea Frank

/ Mar 20, 2023

The best dog collars of 2023

By Stan Horaczek

/ Mar 20, 2023

America used to have its own lions. Where did they go?

By Devon Bidal/Hakai Magazine

/ Mar 18, 2023

An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons

By Laura Baisas

/ Mar 17, 2023

Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

/ Mar 16, 2023

America has a favorite new dog breed, and it’s slightly problematic

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This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

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Featured In Animals

The best CBD dog treats of 2023

The best dog vitamins of 2023

The best solar birdbaths to bring all the birds to your yard

The best wet dog food of 2023

Best dog leashes of 2023

The best dog treats of 2023

The best dog collars of 2023

Best cat trees of 2023

The best cat beds of 2023

The best KONG dog toys of 2023

Best cat treats of 2023

Best dog shoes of 2023

Explore Animals

How can you tell a dolphin’s age? Check its freckles.

Jackrabbit’s color-changing fur may prepare them for climate change

Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose

It’s still a mystery how snails ended up scattered around the globe

Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

Birds sometimes hitch rides on ships—and it’s changing the way they migrate

With bulging eyes and a killer smile, this sabertooth was an absolute nightmare

America used to have its own lions. Where did they go?

An extinct 10-foot-long eagle could pick up kangaroos with its terrifying talons

Poisonous animals probably took their sweet time developing unappetizing bright colors

Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

The best CBD dog treats of 2023

The best retractable dog leashes for 2023

The best dog collars of 2023

America has a favorite new dog breed, and it’s slightly problematic

How to introduce a new cat to your pets

The best dog DNA tests of 2023

The social lives of cows are remarkably sophisticated

These clever cockatoos carry around toolkits to get to food faster

The best dog backpacks for 2023

Do domesticated dogs howl back at wolves?

The best dog vitamins of 2023

The best dog treats of 2023

Desert daisy tricks male flies with sexy evolutionary deception

Save caterpillars by turning off your outdoor lights

This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

How can we control mosquitos? Deactivate their sperm.

Horny male fruit flies plunge into chaos when exposed to air pollution

Flies evolved before dinosaurs—and survived an apocalyptic world after the Permian extinction

Older bees teach younger bees the ‘waggle dance’

Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings

Like the first flying humans, honeybees use linear landmarks to navigate

Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers

A bug expert went shopping at Walmart—and made a historic insect discovery

Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts

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