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Specimens from 1904 and 1966 look almost like different species of songbird.

What Sooty Feathers Tell Us About Air Pollution Over Time

Many of America's birds are far cleaner now than they were at the turn of the century.

Natasha Frost October 10, 2017

Dungeness crabs are popular among commercial and recreational fishers in Oregon. About 8.3 million pounds were harvested in 2014–15.

The Ocean's Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Are Getting Worse, Just Like Wildfires

So scientists are starting to track them that way.

Kelsey Kennedy October 6, 2017

The flight cage.

St. Louis, Missouri

1904 World's Fair Flight Cage

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

Park entrance today

Catskill, New York

Catskill Game Farm

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

Part of the collection.

Pigs Aloft Museum

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.

The only known specimen of the Liberian Greenbul.

The Birds and Beasts That May Have Never Actually Existed

Occasionally it's hard to know what should be its own species.

Natasha Frost October 5, 2017

Five of the seven black cats are still reportedly missing. Police are on the case.

31 days of halloween

The Mysterious Disappearance of 7 Black Cats From a Pair of English Villages

Coincidence? Observational bias? Or something more sinister?

Natasha Frost October 4, 2017

Farmington, Connecticut

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

Kathy Pennington's mosaic-laden salt block, "Pigs Fly," took home second place in the "Forgery" category.

2017's Best Salt Lick Art

Rainbows, pig mosaics, and strange shapes galore.

Cara Giaimo October 4, 2017

Amazing swans.

Windsor, England

The Queen's Swans at Windsor

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.

Civets (also called "luwaks") ferment coffee fruit seeds in their digestive tracts before excreting them.

Kopi Luwak

This is one expensive load of crap.

The "bottom parade."

Schwerin, Germany

Henry the Lion Monument

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

Look at These 7 Baby Lynxes and Their Mom

You deserve it!

Cara Giaimo October 2, 2017

A caravan of wild camels in the outback.

Giant, Introduced Herbivores Could Be Helping ‘Rewild’ the World

In the anthropocene, maybe feral camels, wild donkeys, and cocaine hippos aren't a bad thing.

Natasha Frost October 2, 2017

Just stay clear of their claws.

A Czech Brewery's Newest Employees Are 5 Crayfish

Changes in their behavior tell brewers whether their water is clean enough.

Kelsey Kennedy September 29, 2017

Two species of earthworm, trying their luck on Martian soil simulant.

space exploration

Are Earthworms Tough Enough for Mars?

One ecologist is trying to find out.

Cara Giaimo September 29, 2017

Dr. Sri. Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, the founder of Shuka Vana.

Inside India's Record-Breaking Aviary

Shuka Vana is home to 468 bird species, more than any similar collection in the world.

Deepa Padmanaban September 29, 2017

Dead Whales Are Bringing Other Species Together

Over the past week, carcasses have inspired several unprecedented animal gatherings.

Cara Giaimo September 29, 2017