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Bear vs tiger: Watch 2 of nature's heavyweights face off in the wild in India
Visitors at a tiger reserve in India recently filmed an encounter between a tigress and a bear, with the bear charging after the tigress but deciding at the last minute it was not worth the fight.
'She is so old': One-eyed wolf in Yellowstone defies odds by having 10th litter of pups in 11 years
Wolf 907F recently gave birth to her 10th litter of pups, which researchers say is likely a Yellowstone National Park record.
Canadian 'super pigs' are likely to invade northern US, study warns
There is "high potential" for hogs that have gone feral in Canada to cross into South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Minnesota, where the pigs could inflict billions of dollars in damage.
Aardwolf: The weirdo hyena cousin that eats 300,000 termites each night
Aardwolves — the "weird cousin" of the hyena world that has peg teeth and only eats insects — are an evolutionary mystery, stemming from a ghost lineage that scientists haven't been able to figure out.
'Puppy eyes' didn't evolve just for humans, study of wild dogs finds
A new study debunks the idea that domestic dogs specifically evolved puppy dog eyes to tug on our heartstrings.
Massive study of 8,000 cats reveals which breeds live longest
Birman and Burmese cats live the longest, while Sphynx cats die the youngest, a giant new study of U.K. cats found.
Elephants say 'hello' to friends by flapping their ears and making little rumbly noises
Elephants use ear flaps, rumbles, trunk reaches and other forms of communication to greet peers, new research suggests.
Is hippo milk really pink?
Hippos don't produce pink milk, but they do produce a pink, sweat-like secretion.
'Hostilities began in an extremely violent way': How chimp wars taught us murder and cruelty aren't just human traits
Can chimpanzees wage war? In this excerpt from "The Beast Within: Human as Animals," scientific researcher Jessica Serra looks at the dark side of our cousins' behavior.
