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Watch This Frog Light Up After It Swallows a Firefly

July 06, 2018 | Article

A firefly kept right on flashing after being eaten by a frog.
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'The Truth About Animals': Storks Flying to the Moon, and Other Wild Tales

April 18, 2018 | Article

Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans?
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The Weirdest Things That Fell From The Sky

March 20, 2018 | Countdown

Umbrellas and galoshes will shield you from the rain, snow and hail — but what about the showers of spiders, satellites, and raw mystery meat?
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Snake Head Pops Out of Frog's Maw in Mesmerizing Photo

October 20, 2017 | Article

In a stunning frog photo recently shared widely from Reddit, a swallowed snake isn't going down without a fight.
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Extinct Big-Mouthed Frogs May Have Dined on Dinos

September 21, 2017 | Article

Horned frogs' powerful bites hint that an extinct, ancient relative may have packed even more of a mouthy wallop.
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Dinosaur Extinction Allowed Frogs to Conquer the Planet

July 03, 2017 | Article

The massive extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs paved the way for frogs to explode in diversity, new research suggests.
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'Scrotum Frog' Tadpoles Hatch For 1st Time in North America

May 17, 2017 | Article

Critically endangered Lake Titicaca tadpoles hatch in Denver.
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To Avoid Being Eaten, Tadpoles Aren't Choosy About Escape Vehicle

May 15, 2017 | Article

Researchers have now found that abandoned tadpoles don’t wait for their father to return, because they run the risk of getting eaten by cannibalistic siblings.
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10 Animal Mothers That Carry Babies on Their Backs

May 14, 2017 | Countdown

A surprising variety of animals "piggyback" their young.
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The Science of the 10 Plagues

April 11, 2017 | Countdown

The Bible describes 10 plagues that were visited upon ancient Egypt as retribution for enslaving the Hebrews. Here's a scientific take on what might have caused those deadly "miracles."
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