Wildlife
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More than 300 smuggled tarantulas, scorpions and giant cockroaches seized from luggage in ColombiaAuthorities at Colombia's airport in Bogotá found and confiscated hundreds of arthropods that German travelers had illegally collected and stashed in a suitcase.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Wonderland of iridescent worms and hydrothermal vents found off Mexican coastThe newfound hydrothermal vents are located off the coast of La Paz, Mexico.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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How do cuckoos trick other birds?Reference Rather than raising their own offspring, cuckoos have perfected the art of deception.
By Ailsa Harvey Published
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Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the worldHundreds of bear parts and their derivatives, such as bile, have been smuggled into Australia and New Zealand since 2007, including polar bears.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Rare 'cotton candy' lobster was a 1-in-100 million catchThe stunning lobster, named Haddie, is bright blue with dark purple specks.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Fowl play? 'Bird of the Year' winner in New Zealand contest is a batNew Zealand's long-tailed bat recently earned a very unlikely accolade.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' are being sterilized because the population is out of controlContraception may be the only key to controlling a population boom in feral hippos living in Colombian rivers near Pablo Escobar's former estate.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photoA grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera trap and the resulting image won the Animals in their Environment category at the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
By Patrick Pester Published
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3 seals and a fox die from bird flu in rare outbreak at wildlife centerThe strain of bird flu doesn't appear to pose a risk to humans.
By Rachael Rettner Published
