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

  • Epic clash: Watch a moray eel battle a sea snake for its life

    Wed, Apr 10, 2013 9:35 AM by Shea Gunther

    A diver managed to capture an ouroboros clash (look it up) between a sea snake and a moray eel on video. Check it out here on MNN.

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  • Primitive fish with butt fins reveals quirks of evolution

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 7:10 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    The findings suggest that early in primitive vertebrates' history, evolution experimented with a number of wacky body plans, only some of which survived.

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  • Feral pigs going hog-wild in U.S.

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 2:10 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience

    Feral pigs were introduced to North America in the 1500s by Spanish explorers and were used for hunting but have become ecological threats.

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  • New laws would punish those who shoot undercover video of livestock abuse

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 1:17 PM by John Platt

    Videos from PETA and other organizations have helped to uncover animals living in unsafe and inhumane conditions. But a new law may prohibit the practice.

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  • Killer fungus strikes huge Alabama bat cave

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 12:32 PM by Russell McLendon

    White-nose syndrome has infiltrated Alabama's Fern Cave, home to more than one million endangered gray bats and other vulnerable species.

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  • Therapy llamas bring joy and help heal

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 10:53 AM by Melissa Breyer

    Along with alpacas, the irresistible gentle giants have made over 650 therapeutic visits.

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  • Supersized crabs are bad news for seafood lovers

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 10:44 AM by Marc Lallanilla, LiveScience

    The bigger the crabs, the bigger their appetites for delectable oysters.

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  • Bizarre creature evolves in a flash to survive climate change

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 10:18 AM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    Sea urchins have a broad arsenal for responding to changes in their environment, including a high level of genetic diversity.

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  • Oh poop! Beach town seeks relief from birds

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 9:41 AM

    Video: Tourists flock to the jagged coastline in La Jolla, California. So do lots of birds and with those birds comes lots of poop. Rather than gasping in amazement at the beautiful views, people are holding their noses from the stench.

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  • Woman claims she was raised by monkeys

    Tue, Apr 09, 2013 9:38 AM

    Video: In a new book, Marina Chapman is claiming that after being kidnapped and left in the Colombian jungle, she was kept alive by capuchin monkeys, surviving on their discarded fruit and nuts, forgetting her name, and living as a monkey for years.

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  • Hermit crab species found alive

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 5:10 PM by Douglas Main, LiveScience

    A submarine dive discovered a species of hermit crab that was previously only known through dead, dried specimens procured more than a century ago.

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  • Monkey lip-smacking resembles human speech

    Mon, Apr 08, 2013 4:21 PM by Tanya Lewis, LiveScience

    When Gelada monkeys make lip-smacking sounds, it sounds remarkably like human speech.

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  • Do animals mourn their dead?

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 4:17 PM by Laura Moss

    There's a growing field of evidence that humans aren't the only ones who grieve.

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  • U.S. trains dogs to sniff out wildlife traffickers

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 4:15 PM by Russell McLendon

    The first graduating class of 'wildlife detector dogs' will soon be stationed at ports around the U.S., part of a growing effort to stem the illegal trade of flora and fauna.

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  • How climate change may help a penguin colony

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 1:46 PM by Douglas Main, OurAmazingPlanet

    Retreating glaciers have given a colony of Adélie penguins more space to nest and reproduce.

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