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Is Your Dog Super Smart? No, LOL

October 03, 2018 | Article

The authors of a new paper suggested that scientists have overstated dog smarts. But a dog researcher tells Live Science we should study canines anyway.
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This Beached Shark Tore a Beached Whale to Shreds (And It's All on Video)

October 02, 2018 | Article

First a whale beached itself on a Mozambqiue beach. Then the sharks came.
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Corked Tiger Wine? Enter to Win This Book on Wildlife Smuggling

October 01, 2018 | Article

Have you ever joined a poacher as he checks traps for pangolins and otters in Vietnam? Join us on Facebook Live at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday (Oct. 3) to see Live Science interview an investigative reporter who has scrutinized wildlife trafficking.
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Photographer Captures Rare, White Deer Mid-Sneeze (Because Nature Is Majestic)

October 01, 2018 | Article

Aww (choo).
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Watch a Moth Suck the Tears Out of a Bird's Eye, Because Nature Is Metal

September 28, 2018 | Article

Anything for salt.
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'Thunderclap at Dawn' Dino's Totally Metal Name Honors Colossal Size

September 27, 2018 | Article

If any rock bands are looking for a cool name, they might draw inspiration from a newly identified long-necked Jurassic giant whose moniker means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
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Why a Seal Smacked Kayaker in the Face with an Octopus

September 27, 2018 | Article

A seal sent a dead octopus cartwheeling into the face of a kayaker off New Zealand's South Island. Here's why.
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These Venomous Snakes Travel by Hitchhiking on Planes

September 26, 2018 | Article

The brown tree snake is a stealthy, international traveler.
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One of the World's Rarest Tigers Was Just Killed by a Pig Trap

September 26, 2018 | Article

A trap laid to catch a pig killed a critically endangered Sumatran tiger.
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This Bizarre, Blind Swamp Eel Breathes Through Its Blood-Red Skin

September 26, 2018 | Article

A new species of swamp eel that tunnels through dirt will haunt your nightmares.
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