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Giant squids live in the deep ocean, and rarely wash up on beaches.

Giant squid that washed up on a South African beach was 'incredible to see'

By Joanna Thompson published

Residents of Kommetjie, South Africa were treated to a rare sight this weekend: a giant squid measuring 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long.

Squids
Black bear on a hill

Family of 5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe home

By Scott Dutfield published

Residents were surprised to discover a family of black bears sleeping beneath their home.

Bears
A photo of a male dingo standing in the Australian outback.

Dingoes are part domestic dog, part wolf (sort of)

By Patrick Pester published

Dingoes are an "intermediary" between wolves and domestic dog breeds, according to a new study that sequenced the genome of a dingo puppy.

Land Mammals
Dodos once roamed the island of Mauritius, before humans arrived and drove the birds to extinction.

Facts about the dodo

By Vicky Stein published

Dodos went extinct more than a century ago, and they are an enduring reminder of human-caused extinction.

Extinct Species
A taxidermy elephant, rhino and cheetah, as well as other animals, from the collection seized by Spanish police.

Spanish police seize more than 1,000 stuffed animals, including endangered and extinct species

By Harry Baker published

Spanish police have seized 1,090 taxidermy animals from a warehouse in eastern Spain. Around a third of the specimens belong to species that are endangered or are already extinct.

Extinct Species
Light pollution seen from Pic du Midi de Bigorre Observatory

Light pollution: Environmental impact, health risks and facts

By Scott Dutfield published

Reference Discover the facts about light pollution and its impact on the environment and our health.

Reference
The rare Greenland shark being moved after it stranded in Cornwall.

Super-rare Greenland shark that washed up on UK beach may be at least 100 years old

By Patrick Pester published

A rare Greenland shark that washed up on a U.K. beach is thought to be at least 100 years old, but scientists aren't sure what happened to it.

Sharks
Humbertium covidum, one of the new hammerhead flatworm species.

Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic

By Patrick Pester published

Alien hammerhead flatworm named after pandemic is one of two newly described species found in countries outside their native range.

Animals
A mountain lion rolls around in the snow.

Oklahoma wildlife dept. says mountain lions don't make good pets. The internet disagrees.

By Patrick Pester published

A mountain lion tweet by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation led to a viral debate about pet ownership.

Lions
Photographer Dmitry Kokh captured photos of polar bears in abandoned buildings on the Chukchi Peninsula in northeastern Russia. He titled this image "Summer season."

See first-ever photos of polar bears playing house in the Russian Arctic

By Mindy Weisberger published

A wildlife photographer recently captured images of polar bears like you've never seen them before: living in abandoned buildings in the Russian Arctic.

Polar Bears
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