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England is proposing a unique, new animal welfare plan that protects one animal in particular: the humble lobster. The ...
The animal kingdom is rich with fascinating creatures, and several of them begin with the letter “V.” Although it is not the most common initial in animal names, these species range from birds and ...
One ocean-dwelling creature found in many tropic waters is known to be able to reserve its own life cycle, cheating death.
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Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open, but some 20,000 years ago their ancestors lived in a cave ...
Much of exotic pet trade is increasingly linked to poaching and smuggling. The big-headed turtle ( Platysternon megacephalum ...
"Birds that have vertebrate or invertebrate diets have declined most rapidly," said Ashwin Viswanathan, a part of the SoIB ...
Scientists are taking inventory of the ocean-dwelling creatures that could be disturbed or harmed by deep-sea mining.
One that caught attention from many was a type of sea mollusk that washed ashore on South Padre Island in late May.