Can Animals Be Friends with Species Other than their Own?

Although many of us have been indoctrinated that some animals, particularly cats dogs, or cats and mice, cannot live in peace together, there are far too many examples of animals forging bonds with other animal species. Animals are capable of overriding their normal biological drives and bonding with other species, especially if social contact...

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Baby dinosaur skeleton found intact in Alberta

An extremely well-preserved baby dinosaur skeleton has been discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta. The fossil is extremely rare, as it’s the smallest intact skeleton ever found from a group of horned plant-eating dinosaurs known as ceratopsids — a group that includes the iconic triceratops. Source: H...

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Cats recognise their owners' voices but never evolved to care, says study

Any cat owner will tell you that although they are sometimes kept as pets, felines are beholden to no one. A new study from the University of Japan has confirmed this, showing that although pet cats are more than capable of recognising their owner’s voice they choose to ignore them - for reasons that are perhaps rooted in the evolutionary...

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A New Species of Wild Cat Found Prowling Brazilian Forests and Grasslands

Wild cats are charismatic creatures, so you’d think we’d know them all pretty well by now. Just how little we understand—at least in some cases—is reflected in the identification of a new species of cat known as a tigrina in northeastern Brazil. Scientists have discovered that two populations of tigrina previously thought to be one species...

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Seahorses stalk their prey by stealth

Seahorses may appear slow and awkward but they are ferocious and ingenious predators, according to a new study. The beautiful creatures are famously bad swimmers, but they have a secret weapon to sneak up on their prey. Source: h...

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Mysteriously Intact T. Rex Tissue Finally Explained

The controversial discovery of 68-million-year-old soft tissue from the bones of a Tyrannosaurus rex finally has a physical explanation. According to new research, iron in the dinosaur's body preserved the tissue before it could decay. The research, headed by Mary Schweitzer, a molecular paleontologist at North Carolina State University,...

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Cats – A Laser Pointer

Cats are, by nature, hunters, borne with instincts that are – simply put – sharp.As such, the idea of giving a laser pointer as a gift for cats doesn’t really come as strange, considering the “test” laser pointers impose on their hunting skills.A Laser Pointer  There was a time when laser pointers were viewed as premium electronic...

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Cats – Toy Mice

For cat owners who wish to give their furry wards something special this year, the diverse range of toy mice available in the market stands to be a solid avenue where precious holiday gifts can be found. From remote controlled mice to battery-operated toys, the range of toy mice types are as varied as the different cat personality types...

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Cats - A Mobile

Contrary to most assumptions, mobiles are not only toys intended for babies.Mobile varieties for pets, ranging from cats to dogs, are also known to be, standing out as one of the top holiday gifts pet owners give to their furry buds.Mobiles for Cats The nifty thing about getting a mobile for cats is that they almost always come as dual...

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Cats - A Ball of Yarn

With the range of kitty toys, toy accessories and treats available in the market today, cat owners can just about pick whatever they want to give as their kitty’s holiday gift – from the elementally simple to the exorbitantly frivolous.For those who like to keep things basic and simple, a ball of yarn as a gift for kitty goes a long way.The...

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Cats – A Scratching Post

With the holiday season well on its well, countless cat owners from different walks of life are busy jotting down gift lists, keen on covering the different toys and treats they’ll be giving to their furry wards.From cat-sized beds to kitty nibble treats, scratching posts stand to be one of the top holiday gifts often picked out by cat lovers,...

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This is What Happens if You Breed a Chicken with a Penguin!

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Taking Guard Dog to a Whole New Level!

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Long Distance Relationships are Hard Even for Cats!

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Cute Cat Rushing to Poop!

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The Cat that Strides!

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This amazing fruit fly evolved to have pictures of ants on its wing

This is unbelievable, but the fruit fly G tridens has somehow evolved to have what looks like pictures of ants on its wings. Seriously, its transparent wings have an ant design on them complete with "six legs, two antennae, a head, thorax and tapered abdomen." It's nature's evolutionary art painted on a fly's wings. Recently spotted by...

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SeaWorld Orlando returns bottlenose dolphin to lagoon after months of care

On Tuesday, SeaWorld rescuers returned to the wild what may be the sole survivor of a mysterious die-off that has killed at least 74 bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon this year. The male dolphin swam to freedom from Melbourne Causeway, after almost five months of care at SeaWorld Orlando, 140 pounds heavier than when biologists...

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What's Causing Early Bird Migrations? Global Warming A ‘Key Part’ of Understanding Population Declines

Scientists have previously documented how bird migrations around the world are happening earlier every year. Recently, researchers from the University of East Anglia’s Schools of Biological Sciences in the U.K. fingered climate change as the culprit for early godwit migrations in Europe. “We have known that birds are migrating earlier and...

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Rare Saola, Dubbed “Asian Unicorn,” Sighted for First Time in 21st Century

Ghosting through the forests of Laos and Vietnam, the saola—a large ox that looks like an antelope—eluded researchers and their cameras for nearly 14 years. But camera traps set out by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Vietnamese government in the central Annamite Mountains in Vietnam captured grainy black and white photographs of the...

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1st-Century Roots of 'Little Red Riding Hood' Found

The oldest big cat fossils ever found - from a previously unknown species "similar to a snow leopard" - have been unearthed in the Himalayas. The skull fragments of the newly-named Panthera blytheae have been dated between 4.1 and 5.95 million years old. Source: H...

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Giant Platypus Found, Shakes Up Evolutionary Tree

What's cooler than a venomous, duck-billed mammal that lays eggs? A giant one—and that's just what researchers have found. A newly discovered species of three-foot-long (one-meter-long) platypus, dubbed Obdurodon tharalkooschild, swam through freshwater pools in Australian forests about 5 to 15 million years ago, according to a new study....

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Early Mammals Shrank – Twice – During Global Warming in Paleogene Era

DURHAM, N.H. – When the Earth heated up about 50 million years ago in a series of extreme global warming events, early mammals shrank in response. While this mammalian dwarfism had been previously linked to the largest of these events, University of New Hampshire doctoral student Abigail D’Ambrosia and colleagues connected this dwarfism to...

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Does your dog wag left or right? It matters.

Tail wagging could convey more meaning among dogs than previously thought. Dogs have different emotional responses to their peers depending on the direction of a tail wag, a new study found. Seeing a fellow dog swing its tail to the right keeps canines relaxed, while a wag to the left seems to induce stress, the researchers say. Source:...

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ASU scientists discover that ants, like humans, can change their priorities

All animals have to make decisions every day. Where will they live and what will they eat? How will they protect themselves? They often have to make these decisions as a group, too, turning what may seem like a simple choice into a far more nuanced process. So, how do animals know what’s best for their survival? For the first time, Arizona...

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New hammerhead shark species found off South Carolina

A team of South Carolina researchers had made a startling discovery: a new species of hammerhead shark. While new species aren't rare these days, a find this large is. And especially in an area as well-known as the waters off South Carolina. Source: H...

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New species found: walking catfish, Beelzebub bat and two-legged lizard

From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011. But threats to the region's biodiversity mean many of the new species are already struggling to survive, the conservation group warned. "The good...

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Predatory 'king of gore' dinosaur discovered

A new super-predator dinosaur that roamed the Earth 80 million years ago has been discovered in southern Utah. It was closely related to its slightly larger relative, Tyrannosaurus rex, but lived earlier, making it the largest living land predator of its time. Source: H...

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Giant Ant Colony Excavated, You won’t believe what they build underground!

This abandoned ant colony revealed how genius these tiny creatures are. Ants live underground – we usually see a relatively small exit on the surface. But you won’t believe the structures they build below. A group of researchers, armed with tons of cement, will show you. Source: Here...

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