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One might think of vultures as animals that make you cringe, but, really, they win the gold medal for cleaning the environment and protecting us from disease.
Seahorses look like a blend of different animals, making them mysterious and efficient. With no stomach, they have to eat nearly constantly.
Whales are not just the biggest animals on the planet, they have smashed other records, too. And they way they communicate and eat ... Wow!
Happy International Zebra Day! It's a great opportunity to raise awareness about zebras - best known for their beautiful stripes - and their endangered status.
Because normal is boring, we love this large and odd-looking fish. Read more about ocean sunfish, the gentle giants, and watch a video.
Bats might be spooky, but they pollinate flowers, control insect pests, and have inspired scientists to improve human lives in many ways.
Ants are common insects with unique capabilities. They can harvest, herd, milk, and build amazingly complex and stable underground cities.
Water lilies are plants known worldwide. They are colorful and beautiful, and they are also important players in the aquatic ecosystem.
Tigers are huge, fierce cats that are unique and beautiful. We tell you some curious facts about them here. Plus, watch a video about tigers.
All you need to know about sea turtles: as old as the dinosaurs, incredible navigators and natural survivors. But they need you. Learn what to do to help.
Hummingbirds are tiny, fast and colorful. See some gorgeous photos of these birds and learn more about this fantastic lifeform of the week here.
In fact and in fiction, owls have always turned heads.
The secret life of urban rats.
Evolutionary biology can explain skunks' striking appearance, but only chemistry can get rid of the smell.
You call them starfish? They're brilliant by any name.
From the pink fairy to the screaming hairy, armadillos are a most peculiar mammal.
Killer sushi, stoned dolphins, and zombies; the puffer fish is an animal steeped in scandal.
Mistletoe makes merry at its host's expense.
If the horseshoe crab looks like it comes from another era, that's because it does.
Parasitic flowers of the genus Rafflesia are monstrous in size and diabolical in smell.