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

  • 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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  • Poachers kill at least 26 elephants in Central Africa

    Fri, May 10, 2013 4:56 PM by Denise Chow, LiveScience

    Poachers continue to kill elephants and strip them of their ivory tusks to sell on global markets, despite a ban on ivory poaching.

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  • Welcome to the 'Insta-zoo' [Photos]

    Fri, May 10, 2013 11:50 AM by Catie Leary

    Photographer Joern Pollex gives the animals at the zoo in Hamburg, Germany instant charm.

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  • Man survived being swallowed by a hippo

    Fri, May 10, 2013 11:16 AM by John Platt

    The hippo 'went berserk, throwing me into the air and catching me again, shaking me like a dog with a doll,' man says of attack that happened years ago.

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  • Freediving with a great white shark

    Fri, May 10, 2013 11:13 AM by Shea Gunther

    Watch this amazing video of freediver Kimi Werner placidly swimming alongside a great white shark.

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  • Frankenkitties: House cats bred with wild animals sell for $35,000

    Thu, May 09, 2013 2:41 PM by Melissa Breyer

    The homemade hybrids are a luxury for some, a concern for others.

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  • New deep sea fish species found in Antarctica

    Thu, May 09, 2013 1:40 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience's OurAmazingPlanet

    Next to nothing is known about strange-looking fish's behavior, diet or what it does down there in the depths.

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  • 9 baby animals salute moms for Mother's Day

    Thu, May 09, 2013 10:53 AM by Catie Leary

    In honor of all the hard-working mothers in the animal kingdom, here's a collection of adorable baby animals being doted on by their moms.

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  • Pet cheetahs live with toddlers

    Thu, May 09, 2013 9:36 AM

    Video: The documentary 'Cheetah House' follows a South African family who adopted 2 cheetahs.

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  • Nondescript moth boasts ultrasonic ears

    Wed, May 08, 2013 4:12 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Researchers think that the moth's ultrasonic hearing could help it evade their predators in many environments.

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