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![Silhouette of a shark as seen from below water, looking up at the surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GqqsFG3xzSP3cSbgCeGNKF-320-80.jpg)
7 unanswered questions about sharks
By Laura Geggel last updated
Ask any shark biologist a question about sharks, and chances are, the answer might begin with, "We're not really sure…"
![The albino tortoise next to its mother.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uz2FunZcEQFputYFUFaqNA-320-80.jpg)
Tiny white tortoise baby is the 'first of its kind'
By Harry Baker published
The odds of an albino giant tortoise are 1 in 100,000.
![A southern tamandua, also known as the lesser anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJxx9uqHEkFHscajAvPUNU-320-80.jpg)
Zoo anteater exposed people to rabies in first-of-its-kind case
By Rachael Rettner published
The infected animal may have exposed more than a dozen people to the deadly virus.
![A close-up of the head of a dromedary camel is shown at the Wroclaw Zoological Garden in Poland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9xGDyAioJQM3FCmGqCxcWb-320-80.jpg)
Escaped petting zoo camel attacks and kills 2 men in Tennessee
By Jeanna Bryner published
A camel attacked and killed two men outside of Memphis, Tennessee, after escaping a petting zoo Thursday (March 10).
![Biology is the study of all living organisms, including this adorable jewel bug and the plant it's perched on.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BsV5RegZDhaNTHDx3nFHGN-320-80.jpg)
What is biology?
By Alane Lim, Scott Dutfield published
Reference Broadly speaking, biology is the study of life.
![The same-sex penguin pair's new chick.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GKYR4g9moowRR8NrgQ3cWk-320-80.jpeg)
Same-sex penguins hatch their first chick at New York zoo
By Patrick Pester published
A pair of same-sex penguins have incubated and hatched their first chick at a New York zoo, adding to the list of successful same-sex penguin foster parents.
![A herd of Zebras in Tanzania.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hm7rPD5T3S8WBbwDyRqC3j-320-80.jpg)
8 wildest animal escapes of 2021
By Patrick Pester published
From a highway camel to a residential tiger, here's a list of the wildest animal escapes of 2021 with an honorable mention to some very adventurous elephants.
![Footage of the last Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Australia, from 1933. The film was recently colorized by Composite Films in Paris.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SrWGTpfwK5M6sCWFSyzncn-320-80.gif)
Stunning colorized footage provides a glimpse of the last known Tasmanian tiger
By Mindy Weisberger published
Thylacines, once widespread in Australia, have been extinct for nearly a century, but newly colorized footage provides a glimpse of what they looked like in life.
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