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10 Fantastical Facts About Unicorns

One of the scenes from the famous Unicorn Tapestries.

10 Fantastical Facts About Unicorns

What's the Difference Between Buzzards and Vultures?

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What's the Difference Between Buzzards and Vultures?

The Reason Your Cat Loves to Sit On Your Computer Keyboard

Just try to send an email.

The Reason Your Cat Loves to Sit On Your Computer Keyboard

Game of Thrones’s Dire Wolves Existed—But a New Study Suggests They Weren’t Really Wolves

Not a dire wolf.

Game of Thrones’s Dire Wolves Existed—But a New Study Suggests They Weren’t Really Wolves

Take a Stand for Causes You Support With the Help of Conscious Step Socks

Conscious Step

Ben & Jerry’s Now Makes Ice Cream for Dogs, Featuring "Rosie’s Batch" and "Pontch’s Mix"

Rosie with the dessert she inspired.

America's Most Popular Pet Names of the Past 100 Years

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Can You Match the Animal to the Adjective That Describes It?

Height isn't the only difference between horses and ponies.

8 Historical Methods of Detecting Pregnancy

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26 Animals Who Ran Afoul of the Law

"I was framed!"

25 Things You Might Not Know About the Birds in Your Backyard

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Watch Birds As They Snatch Food in Slow Motion

Slow-motion footage of birds eating is strangely fascinating.

Our 25 Most Popular Stories of 2020

"So that's why I twitch in my sleep!"

Are These Animals Real or Fake?

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Why Do Cats Head Bump Humans?

A cat that nuzzles your head is essentially saying you're part of the team. A subordinate, but still part of the team.

Think You Know Animals? Match the Species to Its Latin Name

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