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280 million-year-old swamp monster with 'big, flat toilet seat-shaped head' discovered in Namibia
By Jacklin Kwan published
Giant salamander-like predator that lived 40 million years before the first dinosaurs had huge fangs and sucked up prey with its weird head.
Ants perform life saving operations — the only animal other than humans known to do so
By Jacklin Kwan published
Florida ants perform amputations and clean wounds to prevent the spread of infection, scientists discover.
Which continent has the most animal species?
By Katherine Irving published
The diversity of even the largest animals depends on the smallest factors.
Zany polar bears and a '3-headed' giraffe star in Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
By Elise Poore published
Nikon release its best entries so far for the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2024.
Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself
By Lydia Smith published
Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths.
Which animals can recognize themselves in the mirror?
By Richard Pallardy published
Research on whether animals can recognize themselves in the mirror began in 1970 1 and just a handful of species have since passed the test ever since.
20 of the best named animal species on Earth, from Boops boop to Agra vation
By Elise Poore published
From cave-dwelling creatures to weird-looking animals this countdown covers animals with the wittiest names.
'Ronaldo had been looking slightly fatter than usual': Snake thought to be male has 14 babies in rare 'virgin birth'
By Hannah Osborne published
A captive Brazilian rainbow boa initially declared male by a vet gives birth to 14 snakelets in a rare case of parthenogenesis at a U.K. college.
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