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The goblin shark is one of the ocean’s strangest predators. With a blade-like, ···
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Polar bears (Ursus maritimus), often called the “white bears of the Arctic,” are now officially classified as vulnerab···
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The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), also known as the red tuna, is one of the world’s most valuable and ecolog···
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The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is renowned as the fastest land animal on Earth, capable of sprinting over 100 km/h in sh···
Have you ever seen this unusual-looking animal? The Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) is one of the most distinctive antel···
When we think about some of the most extreme ecosystems on Earth, the Dead Sea always stands out. Known as one of the sa···
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