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Aardwolf: The weirdo hyena cousin that eats 300,000 termites each night
Aardwolves — the "weird cousin" of the hyena world that has peg teeth and only eats insects — are an evolutionary mystery, stemming from a ghost lineage that scientists haven't been able to figure out.
'Puppy eyes' didn't evolve just for humans, study of wild dogs finds
A new study debunks the idea that domestic dogs specifically evolved puppy dog eyes to tug on our heartstrings.
Massive study of 8,000 cats reveals which breeds live longest
Birman and Burmese cats live the longest, while Sphynx cats die the youngest, a giant new study of U.K. cats found.
Elephants say 'hello' to friends by flapping their ears and making little rumbly noises
Elephants use ear flaps, rumbles, trunk reaches and other forms of communication to greet peers, new research suggests.
Is hippo milk really pink?
Hippos don't produce pink milk, but they do produce a pink, sweat-like secretion.
'Hostilities began in an extremely violent way': How chimp wars taught us murder and cruelty aren't just human traits
Can chimpanzees wage war? In this excerpt from "The Beast Within: Human as Animals," scientific researcher Jessica Serra looks at the dark side of our cousins' behavior.
Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?
And like dogs, why do cats also sniff fellow felines' behinds?
Hammer-headed bat: The African megabat that looks like a gargoyle and holds honking pageants
Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce to impress females during courtship displays.
