Wildlife
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Asian elephant mom carries dead calf for weeks, new eye-opening videos revealAsian elephants, like their African cousins, seem to mourn their dead, sometimes carrying their lost infants for days or weeks.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Meet the robot keeping an eye on emperor penguins in AntarcticaA rolling robot is helping scientists to observe and record penguin behavior.
By Scott Dutfield Published
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Stop picking carnivorous penis plants, Cambodian environmental officials pleadThe Cambodian Ministry of Environment has asked people to stop collecting a carnivorous plant that resembles a penis, after footage appeared on social media of people picking the rare plant.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Borneo has a hybrid 'mystery monkey,' and researchers are concernedA "mystery monkey" in Borneo appears to be a rare hybrid between two different species competing for habitat, a new study suggests.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Giant squid that washed up on a South African beach was 'incredible to see'Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Family of 5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe homeResidents were surprised to discover a family of black bears sleeping beneath their home.
By Scott Dutfield Published
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Dingoes are part domestic dog, part wolf (sort of)Dingoes are an "intermediary" between wolves and domestic dog breeds, according to a new study that sequenced the genome of a dingo puppy.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Facts about the dodoDodos went extinct more than a century ago, and they are an enduring reminder of human-caused extinction.
By Vicky Stein Published
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Spanish police seize more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including endangered and extinct speciesSpanish police have seized 1,090 taxidermy animals from a warehouse in eastern Spain. Around a third of the specimens belong to species that are endangered or are already extinct.
By Harry Baker Published
