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Discovery News - Animal News
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Animal News covers the animal kingdom from anteaters to zebras. Learn about fast frog evolution, animal communication, endangered species and more.
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Island Platypuses Face Risky Future
The iconic Australian animal is in danger of being wiped out due to lack of genetic diversity.
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Car-Sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine
This prehistoric species had massive, powerful jaws that would have enabled it to eat anything -- even crocodiles.
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Rattlesnake Snaps on Wal-Mart Shopper
After 20 minutes the shopper's hand swelled to the size of a grapefruit.
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The Stinkiest Places on Earth: Photos
Tour some of nature?s most putrid, pungent places, nasty-to-the-nostrils nooks, and foul, fetid funky towns.
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Do Tarantulas Shoot Spidey Silk?
Clues suggest the arachnids can shoot silk from their feet, but some scientists argue it's not true.
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Are Pit Bulls Inherently Dangerous?
A Maryland court recently declared the dogs are dangerous, but science suggests the ruling may be extreme.
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Dino-Era Insects Frozen in Time During Oldest Pollination
As dinosaurs loomed overhead, tiny female insects had just dusted themselves with pollen grains when they perished.
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Most Mammals Won't Flee Climate Change Fast Enough
Ninety percent of mammal species will lose habitat because of climate change in the coming decades.
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Deadly Frog Gets New Sanctuary
The golden poison dart frog now has its own personal sanctuary along the Pacific coast of western Colombia.
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Bad Animal Mothers: Photos
Dads often get a bad rap in the animal kingdom, but many animal moms would probably not be given a heartfelt Mother's Day card, either.
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Kangaroos Fart Methane, Too
It had been believed that kangaroos produced little or no methane gas.
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Zoo Chimp Makes Elaborate Plots to Attack Humans
"Santino," a male chimpanzee at a Swedish zoo, appears to enjoy his surprise attacks on humans.
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How Santino, the Chimp, Attacks Visitors: Photos
A look at how "Santino," a male chimpanzee at a zoo, appears to enjoy his surprise attacks on humans.
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Early Man Shared Florida With Mammoths
The discovery adds Florida to the list of places in North America where humans coexisted with massive, now extinct, creatures.
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Smallest Mammoth Discovered
The smallest dwarf mammoth stood just under 4 feet and lived on the Greek island of Crete.
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Rarest Gorilla Revealed in Camera Trap Video
The extraordinary camera trap footage of the Cross River gorilla conveys the animal's struggle -- and pride.
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Largest Known Croc Likely Ate Early Man
They were bigger than today's crocs -- big enough to swallow a human.
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Dinosaur Farts May Have Warmed Ancient Earth
The greenhouse gas methane produced by all sauropods across the globe would have been about 520 million tons per year.
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Sharks Mistaken for Lake Monsters?
A shark expert suggests that lake monsters in Alaska and Scotland may actually be sharks.
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Large Animal Eyes Win the Race: Photos
The bigger the eyes, the faster the animal.
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