Apex predators—also known as super predators—occupy one of the most powerful p···
Despite their irresistibly round eyes, button noses, and plush fur, slow lorises···
Short answer: Ferrets (Mustela furo) are domesticated mustelids bred to live wit···
Short answer:Longest living snake: usually the reticulated python (Malayopython ···
Learn why cassowaries are dubbed the most dangerous bird: ID, range, diet, paren···
Meet Nigersaurus, a 30-ft sauropod with 500+ teeth in dental batteries, a vacuum···
Short answer:Puffins fly and live in the Northern Hemisphere; penguins don’t fl···
When we talk about the largest cats on Earth, we are referring to the big wild c···
The goblin shark is one of the ocean’s strangest predators. With a blade-like, ···
Spot a chunky, dirt-moving mammal and wondering which burrower you’re dealing w···
From dinosaur-vibes to glow-up courtship moves, these birds aren’t just odd—th···
Key takeaways• “Ugly” is a human label; most of these looks are hard-won adap···
Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are lanky, long-necked icons of Australia—and t···
At a glance they look alike—armored skin, colossal jaws, ancient vibes. But all···
Sea snakes aren’t just any snake that happens to swim. In modern herpetology, t···
Ambergris is a rare, waxy substance that forms inside the intestines of sperm wh···
Short take: The naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is a hairless, wrinkly, l···
Short answer: Polar bears are generally bigger and more specialized sea-ice hunt···
Quick factsAbout golf-ball sized (some even coin-sized), yet packs tetrodotoxin ···
At a glanceSpecies: Honey badger / ratel (Mellivora capensis)Family: Mustelidae ···
Quick TakeawaysSmall body, big weapons: Velociraptor was about turkey-sized, wit···
Shortest answer: Panther isn’t a species. In most wildlife contexts, “black pa···
Bottom line: Coral snakes (venomous) and scarlet kingsnakes (nonvenomous) can lo···
TL;DR: Diving and snorkeling in Belize are still world-class, and shark bites re···
At a glance: Blue butterflies owe their vivid color mostly to structural colorat···
TL;DR: Overfishing is the #1 driver pushing many marine fish toward extinction, ···
One-sentence take: “Charismatic megafauna” (aka flagship species) are large, h···
Bottom line: Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) were downlisted from Endanger···
Common name: Mary River turtleScientific name: Elusor macrurusRange: Mary River ···
Bottom line: Since ~1970 the world has lost ~200 frog species. Frogs survived th···
In one line: Since the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) took effect in 1973, mo···
Headline factsThe protagonist is the Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare)···
Common names: Axolotl, Mexican axolotl (often miscalled “Mexican walking fish”···
Common names: Queen conch, pink conchScientific name: Lobatus gigas (formerly St···
Common name: Aye-ayeScientific name: Daubentonia madagascariensisOrder: Primates···
At a glanceLazarus species are organisms presumed extinct that are later redisco···
Scientific name: Inia geoffrensisAlso called: Amazon river dolphin, boto, pink r···
At a glanceIcons like the African forest elephant, Tapanuli orangutan, and vaqui···
Scientific name: Python reticulatusAlso called: Retic, reticulated pythonRange: ···
Scientific name: Lycaon pictus (monotypic genus Lycaon)Common names: African wil···
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