Wildlife(Page 24)

The latest on the fascinating flora and fauna of our planet.

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Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.
Environment

Love eating chicken? Thank hungry Medieval Catholics.

By Sarah Fecht

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo
Environment

Your guide to the practical uses of hagfish slime, glowworm glue, and other animal goo

By Kate Baggaley

Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly
Environment

Octopuses can basically edit their own genes on the fly

By Rachel Feltman

Living with a lynx—for science
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Living with a lynx—for science

By Thomas McNamee

Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land
Science

Plagued by predators in the sea, these fish are moving onto land

By Mark D. Kaufman

underwater image of true's beaked whale
Environment

Here’s the first video of one of the planet’s most elusive beaked whales

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird
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The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird

By Kate Baggaley

Acipenser sinensis (Chinese sturgeon)
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Ten of the ugliest animals threatened by climate change

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks
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Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

By Sara Chodosh

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil
Science

Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil

By Mary Beth Griggs

laughing owl
Environment

Resurrecting extinct animals might do more harm than good

By Sarah Fecht

Manatee waving
Environment

Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them

By Sara Chodosh

Why can whale nerves stretch and turn like bungee cords?
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Why can whale nerves stretch and turn like bungee cords?

By Claire Maldarelli

How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses
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How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses

By Sara Chodosh

Drones are setting their sights on wildlife
Technology

Drones are setting their sights on wildlife

By Kate Baggaley

Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins
Environment

Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

gray wolf
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Hunters may need to keep their paws off Wisconsin wolves

By Sarah Fecht

Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science
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Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science

By Cici Zhang

Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers
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Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers

By Sarah Fecht

To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales
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To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales

By Rachel Feltman

These adorable birds are sexual nomads—and that helps protect their species
Environment

These adorable birds are sexual nomads—and that helps protect their species

By Sara Chodosh

Birds with bigger beaks get colder noses
Environment

Birds with bigger beaks get colder noses

By Sarah Fecht

Granny, the world’s oldest known orca, is likely dead
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Granny, the world’s oldest known orca, is likely dead

By Rachel Feltman

WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct
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WTF is a pangolin? Fall in love with this sentient artichoke before it goes extinct

By Rachel Feltman

Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive.
Environment

Don’t hate on deep-sea critters. They’ve got to be weird to survive.

By Kate Baggaley

Egyptian Fruit Bats
Environment

Now we know what an angry, hungry bat sounds like

By Mary Beth Griggs

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors
Health

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

By Sophie Bushwick

How much space do pandas need to survive?
Environment

How much space do pandas need to survive?

By Peter Hess

This bird is wearing teeny tiny goggles for science
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This bird is wearing teeny tiny goggles for science

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dead Fish
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Why thousands of dead fish flooded a New York canal

By Mary Beth Griggs

Steve Irwin
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A decade after his death, Steve Irwin is still the face of wildlife education

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

A double shark embryo
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You (Probably) Don’t Have To Worry About Two-Headed Shark Attacks

By Samantha Cole

Koalas
Environment

Some Australians Want To Rent Out Endangered Wildlife

By Grennan Milliken

Here’s What You Can Do To Help The Declining Bee Population
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Here’s What You Can Do To Help The Declining Bee Population

By Samantha Cole

Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows
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Pigeons Can Read A Little Bit, New Research Shows

By Samantha Cole

Will Growing Urban Noise Make Bats Worse At Hunting Down Food?
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Will Growing Urban Noise Make Bats Worse At Hunting Down Food?

By Knvul Sheikh

California Bans Captivity, Breeding Of Orcas
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California Bans Captivity, Breeding Of Orcas

By Mary Beth Griggs

a hawaiian crow forages with a stick
Environment

Hawaiian Crows Discovered To Be Handy With Tools

By Peter Hess

This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales
Science

This Battery-Free Generator Is Made From Fish Scales

By Kate Baggaley

Cardinals Slow West Nile Virus’s Spread In Atlanta
Environment

Cardinals Slow West Nile Virus’s Spread In Atlanta

By Kate Baggaley

World’s Most Hardcore Cat Reappears After 10 Years
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World’s Most Hardcore Cat Reappears After 10 Years

By Samantha Cole

Social Spiders Anelosimus eximius web system
Environment

Spider Colonies Are Cooperating Themselves To Death

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Illustration of a skunk wearing a gas mask and emitting fumes. The skunk is surrounded by unconscious animals.
Science

Do Skunks Hate The Smell Of Their Own Spray?

By Melissa Klein

Research on Red, Eastern Wolves’ Ancestry Questions Protected Status Of Possible Hybrids
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Research on Red, Eastern Wolves’ Ancestry Questions Protected Status Of Possible Hybrids

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Possible New Whale Species Discovered In Pacific Ocean
Environment

Possible New Whale Species Discovered In Pacific Ocean

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Endangered black-footed ferrets.
Health

Government Drones Will Shoot Vaccinated M&Ms At Prairie Dogs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Dinosaur Roar
Science

Dinosaurs May Have Cooed, Not Roared

By Mary Beth Griggs

In Flight
Environment

How Frigatebirds Stay In The Air For Months At A Time

By Mary Beth Griggs

Shark sonogram
Environment

Check Out The First-Ever Shark Sonogram

By Samantha Cole

Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other
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Sharks Glow, But Only For Each Other

By Alexandra Ossola

Bearcat
Environment

Why Binturongs’ Pee Smells Like Buttery Popcorn

By Grennan Milliken

Diagram Of A Sperm Whale Head
Environment

Science Says Sperm Whales Could Really Wreck Ships

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Bears That Inspired Teddy Bears Are No Longer Endangered
Environment

The Bears That Inspired Teddy Bears Are No Longer Endangered

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dodos Were Actually Not That Dumb
Environment

Dodos Were Actually Not That Dumb

By Grennan Milliken

Male Spiders Tie Up Their Mates During Sex To Keep From Getting Eaten
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Male Spiders Tie Up Their Mates During Sex To Keep From Getting Eaten

By Charles Q. Choi

We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report
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We’re Catching Millions Of Tons More Fish Each Year Than We Report

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dinosaur Dance
Science

Dinosaur Courtship Rituals Were Surprisingly Similar To Those Of Modern Birds

By Mary Beth Griggs

Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances
Environment

Leopard Sharks Use Their Nose To Navigate Long Distances

By Grennan Milliken

Meet The Oregon Wildlife Refuge Currently Occupied By Armed Protestors
Environment

Meet The Oregon Wildlife Refuge Currently Occupied By Armed Protestors

By Mary Beth Griggs

Giant Squid Surfaces From The Deep In Japanese Harbor
Environment

Giant Squid Surfaces From The Deep In Japanese Harbor

By Grennan Milliken

Lion
Environment

African Lions Are Now Considered An Endangered Species

By Mary Beth Griggs

Just One Penguin Could Break Up A Huddle
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Just One Penguin Could Break Up A Huddle

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk
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Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk

By Daniel Grushkin

How Bats Find Their Way Through The Clutter
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How Bats Find Their Way Through The Clutter

By Rebecca Boyle