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If the media treatment is any indication, people recognize that wild animals do not enjoy living in cages. Films…
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animals13 (Even) More Disturbingly Creative Environmental Ads
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animals12 Endangered Animals That People Still Eat
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animalsAfter Valentine’s Day? 3 Mate-Eating Animals
Sorry guys: female sexual cannibalism is far more common than male. In some species, males provide the single…
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Evolution alone is an amazing thing – but species that evolve together can be all the more spectacular,…
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Locomotion is a fascinating thing. Though we typically only think about swimming, walking or flying, there are…
natureRodents Rock: 20 Radical Facts About Rats
Rats have been instrumental in helping researchers to develop medical cures, and despite the fact that they are…
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natureHow Do they See? Views Through the Eyes of 7 Animals
Recent scientific investigation has revealed an amazing world of vision diversity in animals. Like the dragonfly -…
animals(Catur)day Comes Early: 7 Craziest Celebrity Cats
From the infamous Grim Reaper kitty to the feline made station chief to the wannabe meteorologist cat, the…
animalsWebEcoist 121: Celebrating 6 Months of Awesome
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animalsBranding, Torturing, and Murdering Animals for Art
(source: xylonets) Whether you believe in animal welfare (i.e. using animals for human purposes such as eating,…
animalsGot Your Goat: 22 Humorous Hoofed Mammals
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animals14 Handi-Capable Pets and ‘Tails’ of Animal Heroism
There are some truly amazing animals who have overcome disabilities to help fellow animals as well as their…
nature7 Architectural Wonders of the Natural World
So you thought the ancient and modern wonders created by mankind and creative contemporary architecture were…
