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

Scientists In China Discover ‘Unusually Large’ Fossils Of 160-Million-Year-Old Bloodsucking Lampreys

Lamprey fossils are exceedingly rare, so these latest discoveries are helping scientists fill in an evolutionary gap between the fish that emerged 360 million years ago and those that swim in the world's oceans today.

By Austin Harvey Nov 2, 2023

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Scientists In China Discover ‘Unusually Large’ Fossils Of 160-Million-Year-Old Bloodsucking Lampreys

By Austin Harvey November 2, 2023

Eight-Year-Old Girl Finds 100,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Bones In Russia While Fishing With Her Father

Maryam Mirsaitova and her father stumbled across bones from a woolly mammoth, a bison, and a third animal that's yet to be identified.

By Kaleena Fraga Nov 2, 2023

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Eight-Year-Old Girl Finds 100,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Bones In Russia While Fishing With Her Father

Maryam Mirsaitova and her father stumbled across bones from a woolly mammoth, a bison, and a third animal that's yet to be identified.

By Kaleena Fraga November 2, 2023

After Three Years, This ‘Escape Artist’ Pet Tortoise Has Been Returned To Her Florida Home

Ty the tortoise was found just five miles from the home where she had originally escaped.

By Austin Harvey Oct 27, 2023

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After Three Years, This ‘Escape Artist’ Pet Tortoise Has Been Returned To Her Florida Home

Ty the tortoise was found just five miles from the home where she had originally escaped.

By Austin Harvey October 27, 2023

Researchers Working To Unlock The Mystery Of A ‘Fiji Mermaid’ Found In Japan More Than 100 Years Ago

The creature appears to be a hodgepodge of at least three species, and was likely displayed in 19th-century sideshows.

By Kaleena Fraga Oct 27, 2023

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Researchers Working To Unlock The Mystery Of A ‘Fiji Mermaid’ Found In Japan More Than 100 Years Ago

The creature appears to be a hodgepodge of at least three species, and was likely displayed in 19th-century sideshows.

By Kaleena Fraga October 27, 2023

Mummified Mice Discovered Atop Andean Volcanoes, Leaving Biologists Baffled

Both living and dead mice have been found atop Andean volcanoes, raising questions of how they got there — and why.

By Kaleena Fraga Oct 25, 2023

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Mummified Mice Discovered Atop Andean Volcanoes, Leaving Biologists Baffled

Both living and dead mice have been found atop Andean volcanoes, raising questions of how they got there — and why.

By Kaleena Fraga October 25, 2023

‘Mermaid Globster’ Washes Ashore In Papua New Guinea, Baffling Locals And Experts Alike

Though experts have put forward several theories about what the globster of Simberi Island could have been, no one knows for sure.

By Kaleena Fraga Oct 20, 2023

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‘Mermaid Globster’ Washes Ashore In Papua New Guinea, Baffling Locals And Experts Alike

Though experts have put forward several theories about what the globster of Simberi Island could have been, no one knows for sure.

By Kaleena Fraga October 20, 2023

Steve Irwin’s Son Successfully Breeds A Rare Australian Turtle That The Crocodile Hunter Discovered

Robert Irwin has followed in his father's footsteps as a conservationist and wildlife advocate, and now he's celebrating the birth of the first Irwin's turtle to be hatched in captivity.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz Oct 20, 2023

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Steve Irwin’s Son Successfully Breeds A Rare Australian Turtle That The Crocodile Hunter Discovered

Robert Irwin has followed in his father's footsteps as a conservationist and wildlife advocate, and now he's celebrating the birth of the first Irwin's turtle to be hatched in captivity.

By Hannah Reilly Holtz October 20, 2023