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Learn about animals, including the latest animal news, advancements in animal health research and animal photos.

  • How criminology can fight poaching

    Fri, May 17, 2013 12:52 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience

    Crime experts recommend battling poverty levels, erecting more fences and increasing awareness of poaching.

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  • 'Crazy ants' invade southeastern U.S.

    Fri, May 17, 2013 10:46 AM by John Platt

    The invading ants are wiping out native species, but scientists say their spread can be contained.

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  • The mystery of the explosive pig poop foam

    Thu, May 16, 2013 5:17 PM by Shea Gunther

    Industrial hog farms all over the country are being hit by a wave of thick gray explosive foam bubbling up from waste pits. And no one knows why it's happening.

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  • The tricky art of saving wild species

    Thu, May 16, 2013 4:22 PM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience

    Which species do we save and why?

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  • Smelly feet drive malaria-infected mosquitoes wild

    Thu, May 16, 2013 12:57 PM by Melissa Breyer

    Mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite are more attracted to the smell of sweat than uninfected insects, a new study finds.

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  • Orphaned polar bear arrives in New York

    Thu, May 16, 2013 12:49 PM by Live Science

    Kali will be raised alongside Luna, a cub that was abandoned by its mother.

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  • My how you've grown! Zoo takes stock of baby animals

    Thu, May 16, 2013 11:57 AM by Catie Leary

    Home to about 1,850 animals across 210 species, the Hagenbeck Zoo in Germany conducts a headcount of all of its residents every year.

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  • Cicadas continue East Coast march

    Thu, May 16, 2013 10:28 AM by Megan Gannon, LiveScience

    Scientists expect this brood's population to be up to 30 billion this year.

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  • Pregnancy test frog may have spread fatal fungus

    Wed, May 15, 2013 5:20 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    African clawed frogs were once widely imported and bred by hospitals because it lays eggs when injected with a pregnant woman's urine.

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  • Oldest fossils reveal when apes and monkeys first diverged

    Wed, May 15, 2013 1:20 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    Tooth and jaw fossil remnants dating back 25 million years fill a gap in the fossil record.

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  • Dogs and humans evolved together

    Wed, May 15, 2013 10:17 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Some studies show that the wild dogs of South China may have been the first domesticated canines.

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  • Caterpillars morph into butterflies in amazing 3-D images

    Tue, May 14, 2013 7:10 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    The images of the insects were taken with a CT scanner that has the resolution to image insects as small as 0.2 inches.

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  • Bald eagle swoops in and steals angler's catch

    Tue, May 14, 2013 4:41 PM by Shea Gunther

    Bald eagles do what they want, including taking the fish that you just caught but haven't reeled in yet.

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  • Polar bear cub prepares for new home in New York

    Tue, May 14, 2013 10:16 AM

    Video: An orphaned polar bear cub that arrived at the Alaska Zoo two months ago will soon depart for a new adventure: meeting another young cub at the Buffalo Zoo.

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  • The wackiest moms of the animal kingdom

    Sat, May 11, 2013 12:30 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    While Mother's Day celebrates human mothers, there are a lot of other moms in the animal kingdom worth a shout-out.

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