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Can big cats interbreed with each other?
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (619+ words) While lions, tigers and their relatives can sometimes interbreed, these rare hybrids reveal as much about the limits of nature as they do about its possibilities. And yes, ligers do exist " though it's highly questionable whether they are bred for…...
This baby elephant taking its first trembling steps is the cutest thing you’ll see today
18+ hour, 28+ min ago (299+ words) Baby elephants learn to walk within the first hour of their life. If they didn't, they might not survive. Any parent who has watched their baby learning to walk will know it takes time and patience to master. That is,…...
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1+ day, 50+ min ago (35+ words) "A young chimp wants to be accepted into an elite group, but to do so, he must show his strength in the most brutal way" Watch 8 greatest fights in the animal kingdom'BBC Wildlife Magazine...
“They bore the marks of an attack, including rib fractures, internal haemorrhages and specific teeth marks.” 5 animals that kill excessively – seemingly just for fun
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (871+ words) Some animals have been observed to kill prey but not eat it " which is known as surplus killing. Meet the creatures that take part in it At 10am on 27 June 2018, researchers studying dolphins in a Belize mangrove, witnessed a gruesome spectacle....
"Exceptional discovery." Animals thought extinct for 6,000 years found alive in Indonesian rainforest
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (281+ words) Two marsupial species previously only known from the fossil record have been rediscovered in New Guinea. Two newly published studies in the'Records of the Australian Museum journal detail the rediscovery of two marsupials - the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed…...
Scientists tracked 39 polar bears and 26 seals through the Arctic wilderness. What they discovered is important
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (512+ words) The researchers wanted to learn more about how climate change is reshaping Arctic food webs. When a'polar bear'approaches, the sensible thing to do is get out of the way. So, scientists in the Arctic'were surprised to find that ringed seals…...
Biologists stuck a camera on a sea turtle – and it filmed this
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (309+ words) TurtleCams are helping marine researchers learn more about the lives of sea turtles as they cruise through our seas. Marine biologists have tried to learn more about'sea turtles'by putting themselves in the animals" shoes " or, more accurately, on their shells....
'As we approached the overhang, we spotted it – a bizarre creature with a fleshy beard lurking in the shadows"
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (647+ words) Wobbegong sharks are ambush predators, hiding in reefs waiting for their prey to swim close enough. But they're very hard to find, says Melissa Hobson, who was lucky enough to spot one on a recent dive in Indonesia. Although I'd…...
“Its prey was still alive.” Photographer captures blue dragons feeding in unbelievable detail
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (160+ words) You'd be forgiven for thinking that the diet of an ocean creature'smaller than a grape'wouldn't be very interesting. But, in the case of the blue dragon, you'd be very wrong.' "I used a Sony A7 IV with a 90mm f/2.8 macro lens,…...
"She keeps her subordinates imprisoned in their sexless state by low-level physical bullying. They don’t even develop adult genitalia"
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (407+ words) Lucy Cooke reveals the secrets behind naked mole rats and their colonies Naked mole rats are a true scientific wonder. The world's only cold-blooded mammals can survive 18 minutes without oxygen and feel no pain. They live in vast underground colonies…...