Labord's chameleon: The color-changing lizard that drops dead in 4 months By Lydia Smith published 15 February 25 Labord's chameleons are only found in Western Madagascar and have developed a live fast die young life cycle to cope with the extreme environmental conditions.
Mount Kaputar pink slug: The giant hot-pink mollusk found only on a single, extinct volcano By Lydia Smith published 8 February 25 The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.
Giant phantom jelly: The 33-foot-long ocean giant that has babies out of its mouth By Lydia Smith published 25 January 25 Giant phantom jellies were discovered in 1899 and since then have only been spotted around 120 times.
Common degu: Oversized hamsters with societies governed by pee By Lydia Smith published 18 January 25 Common degus clean themselves and communicate with urine, and they can detach their own tails to escape predators.
Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legs By Lydia Smith published 11 January 25 Turkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
James Webb Space Telescope quiz: How well do you know the world's most powerful telescope? By Ian Stokes published 3 January 25 The James Webb Space Telescope can look deeper (and earlier) into the cosmos than any telescope before it. How much do you know about this wonder of technology and its incredible findings?
Hairy giant tarantula: The monster among mini tarantulas with 'feather duster' legs By Lydia Smith published 28 December 24 The newly discovered tarantula Trichopelma grande has unusually hairy legs for a ground-dwelling species. It's also much bigger than its relatives — and scientists aren't sure why.
Conspiracy theory quiz: Test your knowledge of unfounded beliefs, from flat Earth to lizard people By Lydia Smith published 14 December 24 Quiz How much do you know about conspiracy theories? Take our science quiz to find out.
Turuchan pika: The adorable ball of fluff that just loves to play By Lydia Smith published 7 December 24 Turuchan pikas play all sorts of games, including swinging from branches, throwing food around and hiding them jumping out at each other.
Shark quiz: How much do you know about these iconic ocean superstars? By Lydia Smith published 22 November 24 Quiz Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our science quiz to find out.
Cantor's giant softshell turtle: The frog-faced predator that spends 95% of its time completely motionless By Lydia Smith published 16 November 24 These leathery turtles spend most of their lives buried motionless in river mud, but burst into action to catch their unsuspecting prey.
Babirusa: The prehistoric 'deer' pigs with huge antler teeth By Lydia Smith published 26 October 24 Babirusas are believed to have diverged from their pig ancestors between 26 million and 12 million years ago after getting isolated on Sulawesi when sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.
Short-horned lizard: The inflatable 'horny toad' that squirts toxic blood from its eyes By Lydia Smith published 19 October 24 This little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators.
Siphonophores: The clonal colonies that can grow longer than a blue whale By Lydia Smith published 28 September 24 Siphonophores are unusual animals made up of individual organisms called "zooids," which each have a distinct function — despite being genetically identical.
Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when captured By Lydia Smith published 14 September 24 An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.
Thorny devil: The spike-covered lizard that sucks water from sand through its skin By Lydia Smith published 31 August 24 Thorny devils have a plethora of defenses against predators, including a fake head and a weird jerky walk.
Silky anteater: The tiny, boxing ball of fur By Lydia Smith published 17 August 24 The smallest species of anteater grows to just 14 inches, including its tail — but it packs a hefty punch when threatened.
Pacific geoduck: The large, phallic clam that can live longer than 165 years By Lydia Smith published 3 August 24 The Pacific geoduck is a clam that lives along the shore from Alaska to Mexico, can reach 9 pounds in weight and can outlive humans.
Sun bear: The little carnivores that look so similar to humans they've been mistaken for people wearing costumes By Lydia Smith published 27 July 24 Sun bears often stand upright like humans, and mothers even walk around cradling their babies in their arms.
Panda ant: The wasps whose black and white females have giant stingers and parasitic babies By Lydia Smith published 13 July 24 Panda ants are actually wasps masquerading as an adorable ant, with black and white females possessing stingers half as long as their entire bodies.
Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself By Lydia Smith published 29 June 24 Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths.
Jaguarundi: The little wildcat that looks like an otter and has 13 ways of 'talking' By Lydia Smith published 22 June 24 Jaguarundis are weird little felines that are about the size of domestic cats, have long bodies with short legs and round, flattened heads.
Qinling panda: The shrunken pandas that diverged 300,000 years ago and sometimes come out brown By Lydia Smith published 15 June 24 Qinling pandas were officially recognized as a subspecies in 2005, but the mystery of their brown fur was only resolved almost two decades later.
Is hippo milk really pink? By Lydia Smith published 10 May 24 Hippos don't produce pink milk, but they do produce a pink, sweat-like secretion.
Watch bizarre video of termites trapped in 'death spiral' By Lydia Smith published 19 March 24 Footage shows termites trapped inside a fungus in a death spiral, where they march until they die from exhaustion.