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Scientists Identify The First Egg-Laying Amphibian That Feeds Milk To Its Young

After reviewing footage of ringed caecilians, researchers learned the creatures have unusual methods of caring for offspring that include producing milk and growing new skin.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 18, 2024

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Scientists Identify The First Egg-Laying Amphibian That Feeds Milk To Its Young

After reviewing footage of ringed caecilians, researchers learned the creatures have unusual methods of caring for offspring that include producing milk and growing new skin.

By Amber Morgan • March 18, 2024

Inside The Lurid History Of Ortolan, The French Delicacy That’s So Tasty It’s Illegal

Captured ortolan buntings are kept in dark cages, force fed figs and millet until they've doubled in size, drowned in brandy, plucked, roasted, and eaten feet-first in a single bite, leaving just the beak behind.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 17, 2024

Inside The Lurid History Of Ortolan, The French Delicacy That’s So Tasty It’s Illegal

Captured ortolan buntings are kept in dark cages, force fed figs and millet until they've doubled in size, drowned in brandy, plucked, roasted, and eaten feet-first in a single bite, leaving just the beak behind.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 17, 2024

Residents Of Japanese City Warned To Beware Of Cat Who Fell In A Vat Of Toxic Chemicals — And Is Now On The Loose

The cat appeared to have fallen into a vat of hexavalent chromium in Fukuyama, Japan before darting into the night.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 14, 2024

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Residents Of Japanese City Warned To Beware Of Cat Who Fell In A Vat Of Toxic Chemicals — And Is Now On The Loose

The cat appeared to have fallen into a vat of hexavalent chromium in Fukuyama, Japan before darting into the night.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 14, 2024

Meet The Megatherium, The 13-Foot Sloth That Ruled The Prehistoric Amazon

The Megatherium roamed South America for 5.3 million years before it went extinct — though some Indigenous people claim to have seen a similar creature in the Amazon to this day.

By Katie Serena • Mar 9, 2024

Meet The Megatherium, The 13-Foot Sloth That Ruled The Prehistoric Amazon

The Megatherium roamed South America for 5.3 million years before it went extinct — though some Indigenous people claim to have seen a similar creature in the Amazon to this day.

By Katie Serena • March 9, 2024

Fossil Of A Giant ‘Nightmarish’ Sea Lizard Discovered In A Moroccan Mine

The Khinjaria acuta had dagger-like teeth that helped it hunt prey off the coast of Africa 66 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 8, 2024

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Fossil Of A Giant ‘Nightmarish’ Sea Lizard Discovered In A Moroccan Mine

The Khinjaria acuta had dagger-like teeth that helped it hunt prey off the coast of Africa 66 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • March 8, 2024

Photographers Document Humpback Whale Sex For The First Time — And It’s Between Two Males

The sighting occurred in January 2022 off the coast of Hawaii and marks the first observed instance of copulation in the species.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 1, 2024

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Photographers Document Humpback Whale Sex For The First Time — And It’s Between Two Males

The sighting occurred in January 2022 off the coast of Hawaii and marks the first observed instance of copulation in the species.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 1, 2024

Scientists Discover A 240-Million-Year-Old Reptile Fossil Resembling A ‘Mythical Chinese Dragon’

Dinocephalosaurus orientalis was an aquatic reptile that roamed the waters of China during the early Triassic period 240 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • Feb 26, 2024

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Scientists Discover A 240-Million-Year-Old Reptile Fossil Resembling A ‘Mythical Chinese Dragon’

Dinocephalosaurus orientalis was an aquatic reptile that roamed the waters of China during the early Triassic period 240 million years ago.

By Amber Morgan • February 26, 2024

Scientists Just Discovered The World’s Biggest Snake In The Amazon Rainforest

Biologists spotted a northern green anaconda that was 26 feet long and weighed 440 pounds.

By Austin Harvey • Feb 20, 2024

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Scientists Just Discovered The World’s Biggest Snake In The Amazon Rainforest

Biologists spotted a northern green anaconda that was 26 feet long and weighed 440 pounds.

By Austin Harvey • February 20, 2024

Excavations Of An Iron-Age Cemetery In Italy Reveal Skeletons Buried Alongside Dogs And Horses

Though some of the animal remains were cows and chickens, probably left as food offerings, other graves contained dogs and horses, which may have been pets buried alongside their owners.

By Kaleena Fraga • Feb 19, 2024

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Excavations Of An Iron-Age Cemetery In Italy Reveal Skeletons Buried Alongside Dogs And Horses

Though some of the animal remains were cows and chickens, probably left as food offerings, other graves contained dogs and horses, which may have been pets buried alongside their owners.

By Kaleena Fraga • February 19, 2024

The Heartbreaking Story Of Oxana Malaya, The Feral Child Who Lived In A Dog Kennel

After she was abandoned by her parents, Oxana Malaya lived with a pack of dogs for nearly five years — and picked up some dog-like behaviors during her time with them.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • Feb 13, 2024

The Heartbreaking Story Of Oxana Malaya, The Feral Child Who Lived In A Dog Kennel

After she was abandoned by her parents, Oxana Malaya lived with a pack of dogs for nearly five years — and picked up some dog-like behaviors during her time with them.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz • February 13, 2024