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Hippos unleash poop tornado in response to stranger danger
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Hippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos.

Unique tree-climbing lions roar again in Uganda (Op-Ed)
By Louisa Kiggwe published
Conservation efforts are starting to pay off for unique tree-climbing lions in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park, says one conservationist.

Famed naturalist E.O. Wilson, 'Darwin's natural heir,' dies at 92
By Patrick Pester published
World leading naturalist E.O. Wilson has passed away at the age of 92. He was known as "Darwin’s natural heir" and the world's top authority on the study of ants.

Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians.
By Harry Baker published
Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder.

More than 300 smuggled tarantulas, scorpions and giant cockroaches seized from luggage in Colombia
By Mindy Weisberger published
Authorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase.

Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a bat
By Mindy Weisberger published
New Zealand's long-tailed bat recently earned a very unlikely accolade.

Australia plans to cull over 10,000 wild horses, but scientists say it's not enough
By Harry Baker published
Australian wildlife officials are planning to kill or remove more than 10,000 wild horses from a national park in New South Wales.

Critically endangered condor chicks are species' 1st known 'virgin births'
By Mindy Weisberger published
Genetic analysis recently showed that California condors can reproduce asexually.
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