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'They are very well aware of their agency': Elephant calf burial ritual discovered in India
By Hannah Osborne published
Elephant burial rituals have been discovered in India, with herd members placing calves upside down in irrigation pits then covering the bodies with soil.
Brown recluse spiders: Facts, bites & symptoms
By Laura Geggel last updated
Reference Here's what to know about brown recluse spiders and how to avoid getting bitten by them.
Prairie vole orgasms 'rewire' their brains for long-term love
By Lydia Smith published
Researchers discover ejaculation in male prairie voles triggers a cascade of neural activity in both sexes that helps them form strong bonds and monogamous relationships.
Elusive megamouth shark caught off Zanzibar for 1st time, gets sold for $17
By Rhett H. Bennett published
Megamouth sharks were first discovered in 1976 and fewer than 280 have ever been seen, meaning we know very little about this enigmatic species.
Shoebill: The human-sized African bird that eats baby crocodiles and kills its siblings
By Megan Shersby published
Shoebills reach up to 5 feet in height and they are formidable ambush predators, standing still in swamps before lunging forward to swallow their prey whole with their giant bills.
Great white shark gets liver torn out by lone orca in under 2 minutes in shocking shift of hunting methods
By Melissa Hobson published
Disturbing footage shows the moment a single orca chased down a great white shark and killed it, then swam away with the shark's liver in its jaws.
Secrets of giant Antarctic sea spiders and their tiny eggs revealed after 140 years
By Elise Poore published
Unlike other sea spiders that carry their eggs on their backs, male giant antarctic sea spiders spend two days gluing their eggs to the seafloor.
16-foot-long shark bites stranded pygmy whale's head off as human tries to rescue it
By Patrick Pester published
A shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity.
Male humpback whale seen forcing sex on emaciated, injured male in extremely rare encounter
By Sascha Pare published
Photographs taken off Maui, Hawaii, show the first documented case of a male humpback whale sexually penetrating another male, with the latter appearing injured and covered in parasites.
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