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Sun bear: The little carnivores that look so similar to humans they've been mistaken for people wearing costumes
By Lydia Smith published
Sun bears often stand upright like humans, and mothers even walk around cradling their babies in their arms.
Otherworldly video captures rare jellyfish with a hitchhiker in its bell
By Elise Poore published
Amazing new footage shows a rare Deepstaria jellyfish with a resident isopod in its bell off the coast of Chile.
These bacteria trigger a sex change in wasps — scientists finally know how
By Tiffany Taylor published
Scientists have uncovered how bacteria borrowed a gene from an insect to create female-only parasitic wasp populations, eliminating the need for males.
T. rex could have been 70% bigger than fossils suggest, new study shows
By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated
The largest T. rex to ever live may have weighed up to 33,000 pounds.
Spectacularly rare fossils of snakes that died huddled together 38 million years ago unearthed in Wyoming
By Patrick Pester published
Three fossilized snakes that died huddled together 38 million years ago are now called the "winter serpents."
Trotting hippos can 'fly,' but only in 0.3-second bursts, study finds
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers have discovered that, unlike other four-legged mammals, hippopotamuses trot at high speeds and become airborne for "quite a large amount of time."
'It's risky for male frogs out there': Female frog drags and attempts to eat screaming male
By Jacklin Kwan published
Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them.
Severely injured giraffe with 'very twisted' zigzag neck spotted in South Africa
By Harry Baker published
New photos show a young giraffe with an extremely deformed neck in Kruger National Park. The animal may have survived a broken neck or could have a severe case of an illness that also affects humans.
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