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Are alpha males real?
The term "alpha male" was coined in 1970 to describe wolves. But what does science think about the term now?
Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean
Fishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species' first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called xanthism.
'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking boats in Europe again
Iberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue stranded crews.
Which animal has the best hearing?
Ranking who has the best ears in the animal kingdom is a tough task, but some animals push the limits of hearing far beyond what humans can imagine.
What's the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
Turtles and tortoises are both reptiles with shells, so what exactly are their differences?
70 million-year-old hypercarnivore that ate dinosaurs named after Egyptian god
Researchers have unveiled Kostensuchus atrox, a giant crocodile relative that ate dinosaurs in Argentina 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs
The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.
Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree
French photographer Emmanuel Tardy's image of a sloth clinging to a post in Costa Rica is one of the images from the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco
The ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.
Thousands of bumblebee catfish captured climbing waterfall in never-before-seen footage
Scientists don't know much about the rare bumblebee catfish, native to the rivers of Brazil. One research team was lucky enough to observe thousands of them climbing to scale a waterfall, probably to find opportunities to mate.
