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Eek Week: 5 Ways You Can Help Out Misunderstood Creatures

By Rebecca Boyle

A Gift-Wrapped Edible Present Equals Longer Sex (For Spiders)
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A Gift-Wrapped Edible Present Equals Longer Sex (For Spiders)

By Rebecca Boyle

The World’s Only Galloping Insect Runs Like A Race Horse In Slow-Mo
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The World’s Only Galloping Insect Runs Like A Race Horse In Slow-Mo

By Shaunacy Ferro

Your Car Might Contain Hidden Spider Stowaways
Animals

Your Car Might Contain Hidden Spider Stowaways

By Rebecca Boyle

How Fast Does An Elephant Pee?
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How Fast Does An Elephant Pee?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Chimps Can Catch Yawns Too
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Chimps Can Catch Yawns Too

By Shaunacy Ferro

Where Have All The Frogs Gone? New Study Illuminates Killer Fungus
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Where Have All The Frogs Gone? New Study Illuminates Killer Fungus

By Lindsey Kratochwill

See The World Through The Eyes Of A Cat
Animals

See The World Through The Eyes Of A Cat

By Shaunacy Ferro

Space-Born Jellyfish Hate Life On Earth
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Space-Born Jellyfish Hate Life On Earth

By Shaunacy Ferro

Lost For 50 Years, Delightfully Weird Pinocchio Lizard Reappears In Ecuador
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Lost For 50 Years, Delightfully Weird Pinocchio Lizard Reappears In Ecuador

By Dan Nosowitz

Welcome to Eek Squad
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Welcome to Eek Squad

By Rebecca Boyle

Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant
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Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Do Cloned Wild Animals Have Instincts?
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FYI: Do Cloned Wild Animals Have Instincts?

By Bjorn Carey

How To Make A Surface Shed Bugs Like Water Droplets
Animals

How To Make A Surface Shed Bugs Like Water Droplets

By Francie Diep

Mean, Sexist Gorilla Gets Kicked Out Of Dallas Zoo
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Mean, Sexist Gorilla Gets Kicked Out Of Dallas Zoo

By Shaunacy Ferro

Central Park Monkeys Caught Whispering About Hated Supervisor
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Central Park Monkeys Caught Whispering About Hated Supervisor

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities?
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FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities?

By Daniel Engber

4 New Legless Lizards Discovered In California
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4 New Legless Lizards Discovered In California

By Francie Diep

Animals

How Robo-Bees Could Save America’s Crops

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Small Animals See The World In Slow Motion
Animals

Small Animals See The World In Slow Motion

By Dan Nosowitz

Beautiful And Bizarre Translucent Snail Discovered In Croatia
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Beautiful And Bizarre Translucent Snail Discovered In Croatia

By Dan Nosowitz

Iran Plans To Send Persian Cat Into Space
Animals

Iran Plans To Send Persian Cat Into Space

By Dan Nosowitz

Find A Blue Chicken Egg? Congrats, Your Chicken Has A Virus
Animals

Find A Blue Chicken Egg? Congrats, Your Chicken Has A Virus

By Dan Nosowitz

Dogs Are Perfectly Happy To Socialize With Robots
Animals

Dogs Are Perfectly Happy To Socialize With Robots

By Shaunacy Ferro

Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Creepy-Handed Yelper?
Animals

Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Creepy-Handed Yelper?

By Dan Nosowitz

This Is Unofficially The World’s Ugliest Animal
Animals

This Is Unofficially The World’s Ugliest Animal

By Dan Nosowitz

Orangutans Announce Their Travel Plans A Day In Advance
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Orangutans Announce Their Travel Plans A Day In Advance

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Double Life Of A Frog-Loving Spy
Animals

The Double Life Of A Frog-Loving Spy

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?
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FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?

By Ryan Bradley

Animals

Follow A Queen Bee On Her Maiden Mating Flight

By Francie Diep

Monkeys Understand Basic Forms Of Wealth
Animals

Monkeys Understand Basic Forms Of Wealth

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Squid Are Inspiring Better Camouflage For Soldiers
Animals

How Squid Are Inspiring Better Camouflage For Soldiers

By Shaunacy Ferro

How To Stop A Plague In 4 Easy Steps
Animals

How To Stop A Plague In 4 Easy Steps

By Jesse Emspak

Human Babies Are Hard-Wired To Pay Attention To Lemurs
Animals

Human Babies Are Hard-Wired To Pay Attention To Lemurs

By Dan Nosowitz

8 Of The Best Students In The Animal World
Animals

8 Of The Best Students In The Animal World

By Dan Nosowitz

This Weird Tiny Frog Hears With Its Mouth
Animals

This Weird Tiny Frog Hears With Its Mouth

By Dan Nosowitz

A Campaign To Save The World’s Ugliest Endangered Animals
Animals

A Campaign To Save The World’s Ugliest Endangered Animals

By Dan Nosowitz

Meet The Chimp Who Paints Masterpieces With His Tongue
Animals

Meet The Chimp Who Paints Masterpieces With His Tongue

By Shaunacy Ferro

How To Argue With Someone Who Says ‘Pandas Deserve To Die’
Animals

How To Argue With Someone Who Says ‘Pandas Deserve To Die’

By Dan Nosowitz

Trapped In A Bear Trap And Shot In The Body: The Story Of A Minnesota Wolf
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Trapped In A Bear Trap And Shot In The Body: The Story Of A Minnesota Wolf

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?
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FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?

By Lizzie Schiffman

How Seahorses Survive With Squishable Armor
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How Seahorses Survive With Squishable Armor

By Amber Williams

Forget Tweeting, Meet The Birds Who Blog
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Forget Tweeting, Meet The Birds Who Blog

By Rene van der Wal, Kapila Ponnamperuma, and Advaith Siddharthan/ The Conversation

The World’s Fastest Dog Vs. The World’s Fastest Cat [Video]
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The World’s Fastest Dog Vs. The World’s Fastest Cat [Video]

By Dan Nosowitz

Human Urban Activity Makes Animals Develop Bigger Brains
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Human Urban Activity Makes Animals Develop Bigger Brains

By Shaunacy Ferro

7 Amazing Living Fossils
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7 Amazing Living Fossils

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Some Male Turkeys Are So Damned Sexy
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Why Some Male Turkeys Are So Damned Sexy

By Shaunacy Ferro

What Eating Crickets Is Really Like
Animals

What Eating Crickets Is Really Like

By Dan Nosowitz

New Awesome Mammal In The Raccoon Family Found In South America
Animals

New Awesome Mammal In The Raccoon Family Found In South America

By Dan Nosowitz

This Baby Panda Reuniting With Her Mom Is The Best Thing You’ll See On The Internet Today
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This Baby Panda Reuniting With Her Mom Is The Best Thing You’ll See On The Internet Today

By Francie Diep

Dolphins Know Other Dolphins By Name Even After Decades Apart
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Dolphins Know Other Dolphins By Name Even After Decades Apart

By Dan Nosowitz

Big Pic: Check Out This Jumping Spider’s Death Stare
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Big Pic: Check Out This Jumping Spider’s Death Stare

By Colin Lecher

Crabs And Lobsters Probably Do Feel Pain, According To New Experiments
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Crabs And Lobsters Probably Do Feel Pain, According To New Experiments

By Shaunacy Ferro

The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species
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The 10 Weirdest-Named Shark Species

By Dan Nosowitz

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Costa Rica To Close Its Zoos And Release Animals Into The Wild

By Dan Nosowitz

The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks
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The Quest To Uncover The Secret Lives Of Sharks

By Brian Lam

Mystery Animal: Who Is This Fanged Furface?
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Mystery Animal: Who Is This Fanged Furface?

By Dan Nosowitz

Grizzly Bear Survival: Yet Another Reason Not To Shoot Yellowstone Wolves
Animals

Grizzly Bear Survival: Yet Another Reason Not To Shoot Yellowstone Wolves

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: How Long Would It Take Piranhas To Eat A Person?
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FYI: How Long Would It Take Piranhas To Eat A Person?

By Catherine Schwanke

Male Bats Bust Out Complex Serenades To Woo The Ladies
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Male Bats Bust Out Complex Serenades To Woo The Ladies

By Shaunacy Ferro

“Invisibility Wetsuits” Hide You From Sharks While You Swim
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“Invisibility Wetsuits” Hide You From Sharks While You Swim

By Shaunacy Ferro

To Stop Invasive Carp, Train Them Like Dogs
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To Stop Invasive Carp, Train Them Like Dogs

By Dan Nosowitz

The Odd Way Beavers Impact Climate Change
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The Odd Way Beavers Impact Climate Change

By Shaunacy Ferro

Can Dogs Watch TV?
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Can Dogs Watch TV?

By Dan Nosowitz

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