Never get between a predator and its prey — unless you’re a gutsy scientist with a generous life insurance policy. Here is the latest news and findings on creatures that hunt, kill, and make Shark Week the best week.
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Why do animals have different pupil shapes?Pupil shapes vary widely across the animal kingdom, from the W-shaped pupils of cuttlefish to the bar-like pupils of goats. But why are animal pupils shaped so differently?
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Why aren't mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?
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Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.
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Sharks: Facts about some of the ocean's top predatorsDiscover interesting facts about where sharks live, how big they can get, and how likely it is to get bitten by one.
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Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and allSharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.
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Watch tigress and her cubs feasting on crocodile they killed in rare footageVisitors at Ranthambore National Park in India captured rare footage and images of a tigress and her three 1-year-old cubs feasting on the carcass of a crocodile after killing it.
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11 jaw-dropping fossil discoveries that weren't dinosaurs in 2023Move over, dinosaurs: It's time for some of our favorite non-dino fossil stories of 2023 to shine.
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Every year, dozens of female hammerhead sharks mysteriously convene in French Polynesia under the full moonEvery austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species.
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Black bear caught napping in a bald eagle's giant nest on Alaska military baseBlack bears sometimes raid the nests of bald eagles and expel birds too young to fly from them, which can threaten the local population of raptors.
