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Dog was more than holding his own.
The Shark Whisperer
Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks.
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How Whales Could Help Us Speak to Aliens
Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.
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Antarctica’s Terror Bird Was an Apex Predator of the Eocene Epoch
When Antarctica was lush with forests during the Eocene, there was a carnivorous bird that had a curved beak and terrifying claws.
www.discovermagazine.com
Great White Sharks Band Together to Prey on Whales
These two marine giants rarely clash head-to-head. But great white sharks’ hunting habits for large prey can help unlock secrets about how they communicate with each other.
www.discovermagazine.com
Shark Skin Generates Thrust, Say Researchers
The discovery explains the speed that sharks can reach and suggests how marine engineers can copy them.
www.discovermagazine.com
40-Foot-Long Giant Squids Dwarf Life on Land Because of Deep-Sea Gigantism
Why do deep-sea creatures grow so large? From giant squids to colossal spider crabs, learn how body temperature and metabolism might contribute to animal size.
www.discovermagazine.com
The Unseen Deep-Sea Legacy of Whaling
It’s not just whales who were decimated, but the creatures who live where they fall.
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The Tiny Ant and the Mighty Lion
How one insect is reshaping the ecosystem of the African savannah.
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The scavengers stalking the world's cities
From ibis to hyenas, a surprising variety of scavengers have been drawn to urban life. Here's how they're thriving in cities across the globe.
www.bbc.com
A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees
Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Lions Have Sex on Top of Safari Truck Full of People, Wild Video
A couple of lions felt the love so much that they started banging on top of a tourist safari truck ... and the people inside certainly got an eyeful and then some.
www.tmz.com
Can Pigs Make A Body Disappear? Almost.
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Weird, yes. But not at all uncommon. It’s a fact: Pigs eat people. Source: Can Pigs Make A Body Disappear? Almost.
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Kids watch in shock as bear devours ducklings, one by one, at Seattle zoo - National | Globalnews.ca
You can take the bear out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the bear.
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A little girl said monsters were in her bedroom. It was 60,000 bees
Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Toddler Tells Mom She Hears Monsters in Her Bedroom. Beekeeper Discovers Over 50,000 Bees in the Wall (Exclusive)
Ashley's 3-year-old heard noises in her bedroom, but they weren't monsters. The mom reveals to PEOPLE that over 50,000 bees were found in her daughter's walls.
‘Monsters’ in toddler’s bedroom actually massive hive of 50K bees - National | Globalnews.ca
Using a thermal camera, a beekeeper discovered a massive floor-to-ceiling honeybee hive behind a wall in the 3-year-old girl's bedroom.
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Kids watch in shock as bear devours ducklings, one by one, at Seattle zoo - National | Globalnews.ca
You can take the bear out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the bear.
Drunk Yellowstone tourist kicks bison, injuring himself before getting arrested
Park rangers were alerted to reports of a man “harassing a herd of bison” who had kicked one of them in the leg, injuring himself in the encounter, NPS officials said.
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Protective mother duck attacks man
A Good Samaritan's attempt to help some ducklings seriously ruffled the feathers of their protective mother.
Giraffe gets a house call from a chiropractor
An Oklahoma chiropractor, who specializes in treating animals, got a dream assignment.
Millions of birds migrating over Illinois overnight, experts warn
Experts are warning residents of high volumes of migrating birds overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, urging them to take precautions to keep the animals safe.
www.nbcchicago.com
Cicadas are emerging in Illinois. Here's a map of where to expect them
Cicadas are officially emerging from the ground in several parts of the Chicago area as the start of a historic emergence begins. But where can you expect them most?
www.nbcchicago.com
Shark? Pangolin? Crocodile? Air passengers keep smuggling bushmeat.
The illicit trade is spreading pests and potential pathogens, scientists fear.
www.motherjones.com
Surprised they were so wary of a lone warthog, especially with those numbers. Zebra's weren't worried at all.