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240 million-year-old 'warrior' crocodile ancestor from Pangaea had plated armor — and it looked just like a dinosaur
The armor-plated lizard is an ancestor of modern crocodiles and lived just before dinosaurs took over Earth.
Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines
Researchers have documented the strange antics of two tropical spider species that build giant, arachnid-shaped decoys out of silk, plant matter and prey remains in their webs.
Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'
Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an "exceptionally rare" trait among toads and frogs.
Can brainless animals think?
Even without brains, creatures like jellyfish and sea anemones can learn from experience.
How to watch 'Kingdom' — TV and streaming details for David Attenborough's new BBC series
It's billed as "one of the most ambitious wildlife series ever made" — here's how to watch David Attenborough's "Kingdom" online from anywhere.
Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle
Scientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour.
Can you speak cat? Scientists develop quiz that reveals how well you understand our feline friends
Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.
