Interesting Animals: Facts And Photos From Mother Nature's Weird Side

Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Fur Intact Discovered In The Canadian Permafrost

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."

By Caroline Redmond Mar 22, 2025

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Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Fur Intact Discovered In The Canadian Permafrost

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."

By Caroline Redmond March 22, 2025

Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga Mar 21, 2025

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Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga March 21, 2025

New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga Mar 19, 2025

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New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga March 19, 2025

Hundreds Of Unknown Creatures Found In The ‘Lost City Of The Monkey God’ In Honduras

Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program spent three weeks traversing the rainforests of Honduras, discovering and documenting hundreds of species — and some are entirely new to science.

By Marco Margaritoff Mar 19, 2025

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Hundreds Of Unknown Creatures Found In The ‘Lost City Of The Monkey God’ In Honduras

By Marco Margaritoff March 19, 2025

New Evidence Shows Monkeys Sailed From Africa To South America On Rafts Over 30 Million Years Ago

Fossilized evidence of a now-extinct primate species suggests prehistoric monkeys traveled more than 900 miles on natural rafts.

By Marco Margaritoff Mar 17, 2025

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New Evidence Shows Monkeys Sailed From Africa To South America On Rafts Over 30 Million Years Ago

Fossilized evidence of a now-extinct primate species suggests prehistoric monkeys traveled more than 900 miles on natural rafts.

By Marco Margaritoff March 17, 2025

Deer Hunter Stumbles Upon A ‘Very Rare’ Mammoth Tusk On A Ranch In West Texas

The tusk belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a cousin of the woolly mammoth that went extinct in the region 11,700 years ago.

By Amber Morgan Mar 14, 2025

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Deer Hunter Stumbles Upon A ‘Very Rare’ Mammoth Tusk On A Ranch In West Texas

The tusk belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a cousin of the woolly mammoth that went extinct in the region 11,700 years ago.

By Amber Morgan March 14, 2025

‘Ocean Census’ Project Discovers 866 New Species, From A Guitar Shark To A Mud Dragon To An Octocoral

Roughly 800 "Ocean Census" researchers participated in 10 expeditions to every corner of the globe and uncovered a wealth of bizarre, beautiful, and singular species that were unknown until now.

By Amber Morgan Mar 13, 2025

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‘Ocean Census’ Project Discovers 866 New Species, From A Guitar Shark To A Mud Dragon To An Octocoral

Roughly 800 "Ocean Census" researchers participated in 10 expeditions to every corner of the globe and uncovered a wealth of bizarre, beautiful, and singular species that were unknown until now.

By Amber Morgan March 13, 2025

The Discovery Of 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools Made From Animal Bones In Tanzania Is Rewriting Early Human History

The animal bone tools, the oldest ever discovered, were likely used to remove meat from the carcasses of creatures like hippos and elephants.

By Kaleena Fraga Mar 7, 2025

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The Discovery Of 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools Made From Animal Bones In Tanzania Is Rewriting Early Human History

The animal bone tools, the oldest ever discovered, were likely used to remove meat from the carcasses of creatures like hippos and elephants.

By Kaleena Fraga March 7, 2025

A New Species Of Golden Scaleless Fish Has Been Discovered In The Caves Of Southwest China

The Xingren golden-lined fish lives only in caves near Xingren City, China, and the species is seemingly in the middle of evolving to adapt to its dark habitat.

By Amber Morgan Mar 6, 2025

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A New Species Of Golden Scaleless Fish Has Been Discovered In The Caves Of Southwest China

The Xingren golden-lined fish lives only in caves near Xingren City, China, and the species is seemingly in the middle of evolving to adapt to its dark habitat.

By Amber Morgan March 6, 2025