Predators

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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Meet Kim, the First Spider to Jump on Demand

May 11, 2018 | Article

A female jumping spider went to great lengths in a leaping experiment.
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This Huge, Ancient Whale Would Have Ripped You to Shreds

May 10, 2018 | Article

Llanocetus denticrenatus lived about 34 million years ago. It was big. It was an early ancestor of modern humpbacks and blue whales. And it had teeth.
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Making the Case ― Again ― for Saving Imperiled Species (Op-Ed)

January 28, 2018 | Article

Extinction is not a good thing. Why are people still arguing about this?
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'Kleptopredator' Found: Sea Slug Attacks After Prey Has Eaten

November 01, 2017 | Article

A colorful sea slug feasts on microscopic marine creatures called zooplankton, but it captures more of them in a gulp by using a middleman.
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Dinosaur with Raccoon-Like Mask Hid in Broad Daylight

October 26, 2017 | Article

A "masked" dinosaur that lived 130 million years ago was a master at disguise who could hide even in broad daylight from its predators, relatives of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, a new study finds.
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In Photos: A Jaguar Takes Down a Caiman in Brazil

October 02, 2017 | Image Album

A jaguar ambushes a giant jacare caiman high up on the Three Brothers River in the Pantanal in Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Sept. 26, 2017.
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Jaguar v. Caiman Death Battle Photographed in Brazil

October 02, 2017 | Article

With a skull-piercing bite, a jaguar makes a caiman into a meal.
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Desert Tarantulas: Photos of the Amazing Arachnids of the Sonoran Desert

September 29, 2017 | Image Album

One unique arachnid found not only in the Sonoran Desert but also in the Mojave and Chihuahuan deserts is the desert tarantula. Check out these amazing photos of desert tarantulas.
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Zigzagging Rodents Dodge Death with Unpredictable Moves

September 07, 2017 | Article

Four legs good, two legs bad? Not if you're a jerboa, a tiny, bipedal, desert rodent.
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Lunch on the Wing: Mantises Snack on Birds (Photos)

July 06, 2017 | Image Album

Praying mantises primarily hunt insects and spiders, but a new study found that for many large mantises, birds are also on the menu.
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