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Jay Ingram's "The Science of Pets" is a must-read about facts and myths about a global "petpourri" of animals, what's in ...

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Ancient England snake fossil Paradoxophidion helps explain how modern snakes evolved during warm humid Eocene period.

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High in the forest canopy, one genus of snake learned how to solve the problem of flight without wings. Here’s how, according ...

Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year. Did you imagine a rattlesnake? For a long time, ...

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida made a Facebook post showing a wildlife wearing a Santa hat with Burmese python on his shoulder.

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Defecation is commonly treated as a universal feature of animal life, a visible outcome of digestion and metabolic turnover.