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

  • 99 strange collective animal names

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 12:52 PM by Russell McLendon

    From a shrewdness of apes to a zeal of zebras, lots of animals have bizarre, little-known names to indicate when they gather in groups.

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  • Man stung to death by 'killer bees' in Texas

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 12:07 PM by Melissa Breyer

    The man died before emergency crews arrived; a neighbor and her daughter were severely stung as well.

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  • Mammoth cloning still unlikely, despite blood discovery

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 9:50 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Everything might look good on the outside and the inside of the mammoth remains, but DNA molecules can still degrade over time.

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  • Doctors perform breakthrough dolphin surgery

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 9:29 AM

    Video: Sarah, a 29-year-old dolphin, spent years working with children before her health began to fail. Tests revealed one of her airways had closed off 80 percent, so doctors used advances in human medicine to help her.

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  • Why sharks generate more money alive than dead

    Mon, Jun 03, 2013 9:26 AM by Denise Chow, LiveScience

    Shark ecotourism currently generates more than $314 million annually, according to a new study.

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  • Giant, hot-pink slugs found in Australia

    Fri, May 31, 2013 11:50 AM by Laura Moss

    The bizarre 8-inch creatures exist only in the alpine forest of Mount Kaputar in New South Wales.

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  • Fluffy Arctic wolf pups emerge from den

    Fri, May 31, 2013 11:47 AM by Catie Leary

    A litter of adorable wolf puppies make their debut at the Berlin Zoo.

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  • 'Lion Ark' shares story of daring animal rescue

    Thu, May 30, 2013 3:43 PM by Laura Moss

    The film follows Animal Defenders International rescuers as they track down 25 abused lions in Boliva and transport them to a U.S. animal sanctuary.

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  • Apes have temper tantrums, too

    Thu, May 30, 2013 12:10 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Like humans, chimps and bonobos exhibit emotional reactions to unwanted outcomes.

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  • Endangered turtles hang out in dangerous corners of Gulf

    Thu, May 30, 2013 11:48 AM by LiveScience

    Pollution and overfishing threaten to undermine the population rebuilding measures conservationists have implemented.

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  • Dinosaur find shakes up bird family tree

    Thu, May 30, 2013 9:44 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    The eggs had a primitive shell of only one layer, contrasted to the two layers dinosaur eggs typically have and the three layers birds have.

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  • Ostrich darts through traffic, gets hit twice

    Thu, May 30, 2013 9:36 AM

    Video: An ostrich escaped serious injury after dodging rush hour traffic in China.

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  • How spiders learn to snag more prey

    Wed, May 29, 2013 11:06 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Spiders build and monitor their webs in the most efficient ways possible to detect flies.

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  • Humpback whale visits Boston Harbor for Memorial Day

    Wed, May 29, 2013 9:38 AM

    Video: A whale hasn't been seen in Boston Harbor since 2005, but this one stuck around in for 3 days.

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  • Watch the live cicada cam!

    Tue, May 28, 2013 5:20 PM by Melissa Breyer

    Be a voyeur to a cluster of enormous, crawling, big-eyed bugs as they live, love, and ultimately … kick the bucket.

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