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![An orca swims on the sea surface while a sailboat with people on deck cruises in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MRpPSoWFpaLvXQSKKsLKuD-320-80.jpg)
2 young orcas ram sailboat off northern France — 800 miles from 'attack' hotspot
By Sascha Pare published
Coastguards had to tow a 40-foot-long sailboat back to port after two young orcas severely damaged the boat's rudder near Guilvinec in the French region of Brittany.
![A large dolphin-like whale is carried by a digger on a beach with two people walking alongside it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/miPMoatuxfxkt43HcDomP8-320-80.jpg)
Ultra-rare whale never seen alive washes up on on New Zealand beach — and scientists could now dissect it for the 1st time
By Harry Baker published
A beaked whale that recently washed up dead on a New Zealand beach likely belongs to the world's rarest cetacean species. If confirmed, researchers could dissect the species for the very first time.
![A keeper holds a coastal taipan's open jaws against a shot glass so that the snake ejects venom inside it.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JHU8KrD9QuUHwZufQ4xiGA-320-80.jpg)
Deadly snake delivers enough venom to kill 400 humans in record-breaking 'milking'
By Sascha Pare published
A coastal taipan named Cyclone recently delivered three times the average amount of venom for its species in one go, setting a new record.
![Greenland shark or Greenland sleeper shark, Somniosus microcephalus and divers, St. Lawrence River estuary, Canada, (shark was wild & unrestrained )](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXM4M8KFaJF5b27QPsVB3n-320-80.jpg)
Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealed
By Elise Poore published
Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.
![A close-up picture of a South African fur seal's head with its jaws open.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6WZANSMAdznREDNeC3FNaA-320-80.jpg)
Rabid seals are attacking people in South Africa
By Sascha Pare published
A string of fur seal attacks on surfers and beachgoers in Cape Town has been linked to an outbreak of rabies, with 11 seals testing positive for the virus so far.
![A close-up picture of a mutant frog with blue skin and an olive-green poison gland on its head recently spotted in northern Australia.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gmzXHkxxLcLh88x6qy2okQ-320-80.jpg)
'Lovely freak of nature': Mutant blue frog hops into wildlife sanctuary workshop
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers in Australia spotted a magnificent tree frog with blue skin — the result of a rare genetic mutation called axanthism, which suppresses yellow pigments that usually tint the frogs green.
![two small dinosaurs in a cavern walking towards the outside](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCpTbymgqLRUGiYS7h9Zve-320-80.jpg)
Pair of dog-size dinosaurs likely crushed to death in underground burrow collapse
By Richard Pallardy published
New species of dinosaur discovered in Utah may have lived underground, with near-complete fossils indicating they died in burrows.
![Black and white fluffy ant species.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vyHYCWrvxHZFe8H3caachN-320-80.jpg)
Panda ant: The wasps whose black and white females have giant stingers and parasitic babies
By Lydia Smith published
Panda ants are actually wasps masquerading as an adorable ant, with black and white females possessing stingers half as long as their entire bodies.
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