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Celebrity Creatures: 12 Over-The-Top Taxonomic Tributes

Welcome to “Name That Creature”, an adventure in pop culture where creative taxonomy knows virtually no limits and is bound by even fewer rules!

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Surprise Finds: 10 Strange Yet Exciting New Species

A recent top 10 new species list has it all, including a weird, rat-eating plant, head-spinning frogfish, sexually-suggestive fungus and much more.

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Happy Fourth of July: 7 x 4 = 28 Patriotic Animal Pictures

As seen in their Fourth of July costumes, it is all about the red, white and blue for these patriotic dogs, cats, squirrels, horses, turtles and guinea pigs.

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Happy Father's Day: 20 Awesome Animal Dads

In celebration of Father's Day, here are 20 awesome animal dads that go above and beyond, thus providing their children with better opportunities to survive.

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Road Warriors: 4 Extreme Long-Distance Animal Travelers

Life is truly spent away from home and on the road for animal road warriors like bar-tailed godwits, European eels, estuarine crocodiles, Northern elephant seas.

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Jaws 7: Amazing New Shark Tales and Discoveries

Kings of the sea, sharks continually scare yet surprise, with recent discoveries uncovering shark ESP, camouflage sharks and even shark attack probabilities.

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Extreme Eco-Fashion: 10 Recycled Critter Collections

Fur coats are nothing new, but these days enterprising designers are going whole hog by recycling all types of critter parts in the name of cutting edge fashion

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Human-Like: 5 Animal Behaviors That Parallel People

When it comes to intelligence, memory, discipline, pain and grieving, animals like guinea pigs, horses, chimps, bonobos and mice are more human than we realize.

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The Secrets behind 5 Super Animal Protection Mechanisms

The secret is out on copepods, frogs, spitting cobras, elephants and many underwater sea creatures that utilize astounding self-defense mechanisms.

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Jeepers Creepers! 10 Insanely Original Insect-Inspired Artists

Itching for something that will REALLY catch your eye at the museum? These artists know how to chill & thrill onlookers w/their unique recycled bug creations!

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Happy Mother's Day: Honoring 10 Caring Animal Moms

On Mother's Day, animal moms that care greatly for their young -- including cheetahs, orangutans, octopuses, frogs, alligators and more -- are celebrated.

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Feats of Strength: 6 Amazing/Surprising Animal Superpowers

From daredevil damselfish to borneo ninja slugs to really strong dung beetles, some animals surprise with incredible feats reminiscent of fictional superpowers.

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Signs of Life: 7 New Animals to Emerge This Spring

With spring in the air, old animals reemerge while new animals like color-changing frogs, amphibious insects, big-toothed leeches and more make grand entrances.

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Critical Condition: 12 Very Rare and Endangered Animals

The Cuban crocodile, Florida bonneted bat, Grenada dove and green-eyed frog are just some animals on a recent list of critically endangered animals.

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Animal Native Tongues: Decoding 5 Cool Languages

For giggling hyenas, growling dogs, squeaking catfish, singing woolly bats and beeping honeybees, certain sounds are rich in complex communication and meaning.

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