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The Amazonian frog with a bite as strong as a tiger
Deep in the Amazon’s leaf-littered floor sits a Surinam horned frog (Ceratophrys cornuta), motionless and nearly invisible. Only two raised…
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It doesn’t blink. It just stares. Meet the shoebill stork.
The shoebill stork, Balaeniceps rex, also called the whale-headed stork, is one of the most unsettling and surreal birds on…
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Hundreds of dogs rescued from Oklahoma breeding facility in shocking raid
It started with a tip. And by the time the raid was over, more than 400 dogs were in urgent…
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Why reindeer eyes turn blue in Arctic winter
In the Arctic, where sunlight disappears for weeks on end, reindeer eyes undergo a transformation unlike anything else in the…
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Orcas could attack us in the wild but never do. Here’s why
In the cold hush of the open ocean, a diver floats, barely moving, as a black fin cuts through the…
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This Fiji plant grew condos to house feuding ants
High in the rainforest canopy of Fiji, a peculiar plant has taken on the role of urban planner. Squamellaria, an…
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The truth behind those ‘stoned dolphins’ and their toxic pufferfish toy
It started with a slow float. In a 2013 BBC documentary, a pod of adolescent dolphins was filmed gently passing…
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First documented harpy eagle attack on human shocks scientists
The forest near the Kourou River in French Guiana had fallen quiet, save for the hush of wind through canopy…
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The octopus that can stop your heart—and might fix it
Perched in tide pools and reefs from Japan to Australia, the blue-ringed octopus is as beautiful as it is deadly.…
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