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saber-toothed tiger skull (Smilodon)steve morton Predators have evolved saber teeth many times throughout the history of life. And now we have a better understanding of why…

Gerald Durrell covered in lemursVictor Watts/Shutterstock myself and other animalsGerald Durrell (Viking) Conservationist Gerald Durrell’s first dog, Simon, was a coward. A garden hose is as…

A dog wearing a harness may pull with a force that exceeds its body weight.CBCK-Christine/Alamy Even if the device is marketed as “anti-pull,” a dog wearing…

Warty comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)Andrei Nekrasov/Alamy Stock Photo This may be the closest scientists have ever come to creating Frankenstein’s monster. The living parts of dozens…

Ethiopian wolf licks nectar from red hot poker flowers in EthiopiaAdrian Lesaffre Ethiopian wolves feed on the sweet nectar of local flowers and apply pollen to…

Genetic defect leaves half of crested newts doomed to die before hatching – now we know how this mysterious evolutionary anomaly came about

There is growing evidence that animals grieve the death of a loved one, but we should be careful not to let prejudice cloud the topic, says…

James Blake/Falklands Marine Heritage Trust When my ginger rescue cat Marmalade crawls onto my lap and meows at me, I often really want to know what’s…

While two male rats are fighting, one will often run up to the female rat to distract the attacker. This is a decoy strategy that may…

Boophis pikei, a new species of Madagascar frogMiguel Vances (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Deep in the forests of Madagascar, researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs and…