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Owl eyes glowing in the darkness of tree branches and a menacing rattle in the leaves are enough to keep predators…
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naturePrints Of Darkness: 7 Amazing Animal Devils
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Gynandromorphs are creatures split down the middle into male and female halves. Though most commonly found in…
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Our affection for Pandas goes beyond their cute black & white patterned coats and generally pacific personalities.…
animalsArdent In Argent: 10 Amazing Silver Animals
From metallic mirrored beetles to stately senior simians, the serene beauty of silver animals reflects their rank…
animalsBlack Beauties: 10 Amazing Melanistic Animals
No, they're not pigments of your imagination, these dark creatures (the opposites of albinos) display melanism…
natureAll Washed Up: 10 Bizarre Beached Creatures
Shore is strange... at least sometimes, and usually after a storm. Beachcombers often can't believe their eyes (or…
natureCrawling Bling: Trippy Tropical Jewel Caterpillars
Not much is known about so-called Jewel Caterpillars of the genus Dalceridae but one thing's certain: this group…
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Please re-leash me, let me go! Leash laws may mandate it but most animals, pets or not, would gladly do without…
natureOpen Wider: 12 More Yawning Animals
You can never get too tired for yawning animals, though watching them exercise their jaws can be one infectious…
natureZoo Snooze: 12 Jaw-Dropping Animal Yawns
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natureGrin & Bear It: 12 Sweetly Smiling Animals
From wolfish grins to just another manic monkey, most animals have been caught flashing a smile from time to time.…
animalsRecycle Wine Corks into Adorable Creatures with ‘Corkers’
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animalsSpine Tingling: Meet Pikaia, Our Earliest Ancestor!
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