ANIMALS

Watch a Bed of Coquina Clams Emerge From the Sand to Feed

Behold the spectacle of coquina clams appearing seemingly from nowhere to feed.

5 Pets Who Helped Solve Their Owners' Murders

Here are five animals that made sure justice was served.

Cuckolded Sparrow Fathers Stop Feeding Their Kids

"Predictably Philandering Females Prompt Poor Paternal Provisioning"

The Story of Lady Wonder, the Psychic Horse

The mind-reading mare could do everything from finding missing children to calling horse races.

Watch Researchers Vaccinate Wild Seals By Sneaking Up on Them

Stealth helps, but sunbathing seals don't seem to mind the spring-loaded syringes.

Dogs May Have Been Domesticated Twice, New Study Argues

A new analysis brings together contradictory theories of dog evolution.

New Rule Bans Most African Elephant Ivory Trade in America

Musical instruments, furniture, and gun parts are among the only exceptions.

RBG: Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain. Mantis: Rick Wherley, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Mantis Heralds New Era of Species Identification

The new technique highlights and offers a remedy to the short-sightedness of current practices.

10 Unfurled Facts About Frilled Dragons

Flamboyant and reclusive in equal measure, this iconic lizard can bluff like a poker champion.

Daniel D. Baleckaitis via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.5

Birds Use ‘Baby Talk’ to Teach Songs to Their Young

A study found that adult zebra finches speak differently to baby birds than they do to one another, and that their repetitive language seemed to help the young birds learn to sing.

Watch an Adorable Chatterbox Monkey Try to Rip a Hidden Camera Off a Tree

Maybe he just wants to be the one behind the camera?

Robert Pittman, NOAA via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Orca Genome Reveals a Cultural History of the Species

Researchers who have sequenced the orca genome say the cetaceans’ DNA tells a tale of culture, socialization, and dispersal through the world’s oceans.

New Australian Beer Is Made With a Perfumey Whale Gut Secretion

The brew is named after Moby Dick, naturally.

Scientists Identify Gene Associated with Butterfly Wing Coloration

Mutations in and expression of the cortex gene may control coloration in numerous species.

Dog Snaps Amazing Photographs of Her Friends at Play

Tula, a four-year-old rescue dog, has been snapping candid photos of her friends at the dog park, which are then shared on Instagram.

Over a Third of North American Bird Species Are in Danger, Study Finds

A whopping 432 of the 1154 total native species are considered at a risk for extinction.

10 Things We Learned About Crocs From AMNH's New Exhibition

The Rare Asian Arowana Fish Can Cost Up to $150,000

People have even been murdered over the rare fish.

Citizen Scientists Used GPS Trackers to Map Cats' Outdoor Adventures

Fluffy might be a lazy house cat by day, but come evening he’s a restless roamer.

Dolphins’ Snot May Be Essential to Their Communication

A father-and-son scientist team say the animals may need mucus to produce their signature clicks.

10 Colorful Facts About Cassowaries

The dagger-clawed cassowary, native to Australia, Indonesia, and New Guinea, is one of the world's most dangerous birds—and yes, it has killed people.

The Vulturepocalpyse Is Coming, and It’s Bad News

Ecosystems and humans alike rely on vultures, and not only because otherwise we'd be knee-deep in carcasses.

Ruby-Red Seadragons and Other New Species Make Top 10 List

SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry asked an international committee of scientists to choose the most notable finds in the past year.

A Massachusetts Animal Rescue Group Needs You to Adopt Its Goats

Forty-six alpine, pygmy, and Angora mixes need new homes.

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