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The Blue-Ringed Octopus Is One Of The World’s Deadliest Creatures — And It’s Adorable

The bite of a blue-ringed octopus is one of the deadliest in the world — and it comes in a squishy package.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 28, 2021

The Blue-Ringed Octopus Is One Of The World’s Deadliest Creatures — And It’s Adorable

The bite of a blue-ringed octopus is one of the deadliest in the world — and it comes in a squishy package.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 28, 2021

Gray Wolf Pups Have Just Been Seen In Colorado For The First Time In 80 Years

The parents made their way south into Colorado from Yellowstone National Park in 2019. Until one of them gave birth, officials believed they were both male.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 25, 2021

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Gray Wolf Pups Have Just Been Seen In Colorado For The First Time In 80 Years

The parents made their way south into Colorado from Yellowstone National Park in 2019. Until one of them gave birth, officials believed they were both male.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 25, 2021

Meet The Huntsman Spider, The Terrifying Arachnid That Doesn’t Need Webs To Kill

Sometimes called a "giant crab spider," the huntsman spider is famous for its terrifying size — which can reach up to 12 inches in leg span.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 24, 2021

Meet The Huntsman Spider, The Terrifying Arachnid That Doesn’t Need Webs To Kill

Sometimes called a "giant crab spider," the huntsman spider is famous for its terrifying size — which can reach up to 12 inches in leg span.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 24, 2021

Meet The Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey — The Beautiful But Endangered Blue-Faced Primate Of China’s Mountain Forests

Though the golden snub-nosed monkey has become beloved for its adorable blue face and elegant fur, these threatened primates are disappearing due to poachers and deforestation.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 24, 2021

Meet The Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey — The Beautiful But Endangered Blue-Faced Primate Of China’s Mountain Forests

Though the golden snub-nosed monkey has become beloved for its adorable blue face and elegant fur, these threatened primates are disappearing due to poachers and deforestation.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 24, 2021

Yukon Gold Miners Just Stumbled Across A Rare Trove Of Hundreds Of Woolly Mammoth Bones

The fossils belonged to three woolly mammoths that lived some 30,000 years ago. They were likely even part of the same family.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 16, 2021

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Yukon Gold Miners Just Stumbled Across A Rare Trove Of Hundreds Of Woolly Mammoth Bones

The fossils belonged to three woolly mammoths that lived some 30,000 years ago. They were likely even part of the same family.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 16, 2021

The Dark Watchers: The Humanoid Phantoms That Haunt The Hikers Of California’s Big Sur

For the last 300 years, locals and tourists alike have told chilling tales of the Dark Watchers, massive specters that can make a person disappear with just a glance.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jun 15, 2021

The Dark Watchers: The Humanoid Phantoms That Haunt The Hikers Of California’s Big Sur

For the last 300 years, locals and tourists alike have told chilling tales of the Dark Watchers, massive specters that can make a person disappear with just a glance.

By Marco Margaritoff • June 15, 2021

Meet The Damselfly, Your New Favorite Insect

Like the insects but not the dirt you have to enter to discover them? These damselfly photos bring nature's surprises right to you.

By Erin Kelly • Jun 15, 2021

Meet The Damselfly, Your New Favorite Insect

Like the insects but not the dirt you have to enter to discover them? These damselfly photos bring nature's surprises right to you.

By Erin Kelly • June 15, 2021

A Cape Cod Diver Was Just Swallowed — And Spit Out — By A Humpback Whale

For 30-40 seconds, Michael Packard struggled to escape the whale's mouth and wondered if he would be swallowed whole.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 14, 2021

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A Cape Cod Diver Was Just Swallowed — And Spit Out — By A Humpback Whale

For 30-40 seconds, Michael Packard struggled to escape the whale's mouth and wondered if he would be swallowed whole.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 14, 2021

Yemeni Fishermen Find And Sell 280 Pound Chunk Of Whale Vomit — For $1.5 Million

The 35 fishermen followed their noses to a whale carcass in the Gulf of Aden and discovered to their delight that it contained the rare substance ambergris.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jun 7, 2021

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Yemeni Fishermen Find And Sell 280 Pound Chunk Of Whale Vomit — For $1.5 Million

The 35 fishermen followed their noses to a whale carcass in the Gulf of Aden and discovered to their delight that it contained the rare substance ambergris.

By Kaleena Fraga • June 7, 2021

Seven Baby Tasmanian Devils Were Just Born On The Australian Mainland — For The First Time In 3,000 Years

Though dingoes once drove Tasmanian devils to near-extinction, conservationists have successfully forged a new generation of these endangered creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 26, 2021

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Seven Baby Tasmanian Devils Were Just Born On The Australian Mainland — For The First Time In 3,000 Years

Though dingoes once drove Tasmanian devils to near-extinction, conservationists have successfully forged a new generation of these endangered creatures.

By Kaleena Fraga • May 26, 2021