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What animal has the best eyesight?
By Marilyn Perkins published
When it comes to exceptional eyesight, picking a clear winner is harder than you might think.

Binturong: The bearcat that smells like hot buttered popcorn
By Lydia Smith published
Binturongs' popcorn perfume plays a vital role in communication, helping them mark their territory and signal their presence to others in dense tropical rainforests.

Which animals can hold their breath underwater the longest?
By James Price published
Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of time submerged thanks to a few clever tricks.

Crows: Facts about the clever birds that live all over the world
By Marilyn Perkins, Alina Bradford last updated
Discover interesting facts about how crows remember faces, mimic human speech and more.

'Statistically, that shouldn’t have happened': Something very weird occurred in the ocean after the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit
By Stewart Edie published
Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 million years ago. Ancient fossils recorded it all.

How do migrating birds know where they're going?
By Marilyn Perkins published
To navigate the skies, birds rely on a complex sensory tool kit.

Southern cassowary: The giant prehistoric bird with dinosaur feet
By Hannah Osborne published
These large, flightless birds have powerful, muscular legs and tough, prehistoric-looking feet with claws that can deliver a powerful blow.

14,000-year-old ice age 'puppies' were actually wolf sisters that dined on woolly rhino for last meal
By Kristina Killgrove published
A pair of canines found in Siberian permafrost were wolf sisters that died shortly after eating.

Instead of 'de-extincting' dire wolves, scientists should use gene editing to protect living, endangered species
By Alex Erwin published
Opinion A legal scholar with a doctorate in wildlife genetics explains the promise biotechnology techniques hold for some animals that are currently endangered.
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