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What if a giant asteroid had not wiped out the dinosaurs? Nonavian dinosaurs have been extinct for 66 million years, but what would have happened if they'd survived?
Funny burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida.
Animal quiz: Test yourself on these fun animal trivia questions How much do you know about the animals we share the planet with? Take our quiz to find out!
A sheep and a dog come face-to-face
Can animals learn another species' 'language?' Animals hear other species communicate around them every day. Do they understand what they're saying?

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An octopus crawling across the bottom of the sea floor in the Mediterranean Sea

Octopuses: Facts about the 8-armed geniuses of the sea

By Patrick Pester last updated

Discover interesting facts about octopuses, an intelligent group of cephalopods with three hearts, eight arms and a reputation for causing mischief in oceans around the world.

Octopuses
A male Florida panther perches on a tree branch.

Giant Florida panther captured by wildlife officials is heaviest on record

By Sascha Pare published

Wildlife officials accidentally captured the heaviest Florida panther ever documented during a routine population check.

Cats
Orcas circle an isolated seal in the new BBC/PBS documentary, 'Expedition Killer Whale'

How to watch 'Expedition Killer Whale' — TV and streaming details for orca documentary

By Patrick Fletcher published

This hour-long documentary offers never-before-seen footage of orca hunting behaviour – here's how to watch 'Expedition Killer Whale' online and on TV.

Animals
Triboniophorus sp. nov. Kaputar moving over the ground.

Mount Kaputar pink slug: The giant hot-pink mollusk found only on a single, extinct volcano

By Lydia Smith published

The 8-inch, bright pink slug has been isolated in a "sky island" for millions of years.

Animals
A photo of a man wearing netting surrounded by flies

Why are flies attracted to humans?

By Margaret Osborne published

Flies are attracted to our pungent "cloud of effervescence," experts say.

Insects
orcas swimming in circles around a seal on a block of ice

Orcas off Antarctica filmed teaching calves to hunt in incredible new footage

By Hannah Osborne published

The adult orcas swam around the ice demonstrating how to pull a seal off by its tail.

Orcas
A white rabbit yawns with its mouth open, showing its teeth.

Rabbits may have a surprising source of calcium — eating their own teeth

By Sascha Pare published

Rabbits' teeth grow continuously, and bunnies wear them down by munching fiber-rich foods. Scientists suggest rabbits recycle a fine powder resulting from this constant grinding to fuel tooth growth.

Land Mammals
Funny burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida.

Animal quiz: Test yourself on these fun animal trivia questions

By Hannah Osborne published

How much do you know about the animals we share the planet with? Take our quiz to find out!

Animals
Artist illustration of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica.

Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered

By Kristel Tjandra published

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction.

Birds
A photo of an egret eating a lizard

Are birds reptiles?

By Emma Bryce published

If you're wondering whether birds are reptiles, know this: The reptile family tree is more varied and diverse than you might realize.

Birds
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