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Watch a huge megapod of acrobatic spinner dolphins in incredible, rare video
By Hannah Osborne published
A megapod of dolphins with thousands of individuals has been captured on video hunting flying fish off the coast of Costa Rica.

Wolf spider mama wearing crown of babies captured in stunning photo
By Hannah Osborne published
Winning images from The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest include a wolf spider in a Maryland park with a hat made of her own babies.

Which animals can recognize themselves in the mirror?
By Richard Pallardy published
Research on whether animals can recognize themselves in the mirror began in 1970 1 and just a handful of species have since passed the test ever since.

Can rats 'imagine'? Rodents show signs of imagination while playing VR games
By Kamal Nahas published
Rats immersed in a VR world played games that could be won only by using imaginative route planning, scientists report.

Watch this monstrous 'sea devil' goosefish walk along the bottom of the ocean off the Galapagos Islands
By Elise Poore published
Footage filmed 1,225 feet beneath the ocean surface shows a goosefish strolling along the seafloor before turning its bulbous head and bulging eyes straight at the camera.

Flesh-eating 'killer' lampreys that lived 160 million years ago unearthed in China
By Sascha Pare published
Scientists have described two lamprey fossils with "extensively toothed" mouths from the Jurassic period, shining a light on how this group has evolved into its modern forms since the Devonian.

These 6 images show the moment when parasites burst from their hosts — and they're scary
By Elise Poore published
Watch as these gruesome parasites emerge from their hosts.

7 creatures associated with death
By Elise Poore published
From bats to hornbills, here are some animals that have historically been associated with death.
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