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Mustangs: Facts about America's 'wild' horses
Mustang horses roam freely across the western United States and are a symbol of pioneering spirit, but they aren't quite wild.
Which animal has the stretchiest mouth?
The animal kingdom is filled with stretchy mouths, from hamster cheeks to blue whale pleats, but which animal has the stretchiest mouth of all?
Mom & baby giraffe trapped on a sinking island rescued in months-long operation
A months-long rescue operation transported the last of nine stranded giraffes to their new home in a mainland sanctuary.
How did coyotes become regular city slickers?
Coyotes originated in prairies and deserts, but are now right at home in big cities across North America. How did this naturally shy creature learn to thrive in crowded urban landscapes?
Electric eels can supercharge their attacks by working together
Electric eels have been observed in the Amazon hunting in groups for the first time. By working together, they can send fish flying with a supercharged jolt of electricity.
Giant pandas have winter poop parties, rolling around in horse manure
Pandas enjoy rolling in horse manure; this smelly habit may help them keep warm.
World's ugliest bats sing through 'face masks' made of skin to woo the ladies
Scientists recently documented never-before-seen mating behavior in wrinkle-faced bats, in which males pull a furry flap of skin over their faces.
Platypuses glow an eerie blue-green under UV light
Scientists have discovered that platypus fur glows under ultraviolet light, in the first example of biofluorescence in egg-laying mammals.
