ANIMALS NEWS
News Blog: Nations Wrestle Over Tuna Ban
An international trade ban proposal may be the last chance for the survival of the Atlantic bluefin tuna and its fishery.
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First Hint That Gorillas Eat Monkeys?
Mammal DNA has been found in gorilla feces—suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the big apes eat meat after all.
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Octopus Seen Mimicking Flounder
An Atlantic octopus can mimic the shape, color, and swimming style of a flounder, most likely to avoid predators, researchers say.
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News Blog: Male Size Determines Gender of Lizard Offspring
Female brown anole lizards have figured out how to pass on the genes of large males they mate to sons, and the genes of small males to daughters.
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News Blog: Asteroid Terminated Dino Era in Days
An asteroid impact with the power of a million nuclear bombs ended the 160 million-year reign of the dinosaurs within days, new data confirms.
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Snake Caught Attacking Dinosaur—First Fossil Proof
Entombed at the point of attack, a fossil serpent and sauropod are the first solid proof that snakes once ate dinosaurs, a new study says.
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Pictures: Snake vs. Dinosaur in New Fossil Find
See the first proof that snakes ate dinosaurs—a first-ever fossil dinosaur-nest scene showing a serpent at the moment of attack.
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Chemical Makes Male Frogs Lay Eggs
One of the most common weed killers in the United States can transform male frogs into fully functional females, a new study says.
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Grizzly Bears Moving into Canada's Polar Bear Capital
There may now be two kings of the Canadian tundra—grizzly bear sightings are on the rise near Churchill, Manitoba, currently the polar bear capital of the world, a new study says.