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Rabbit and scissors at the Zooilógico del Futuro.

Zooilógico del Futuro

The Sun, Moon, and stars peacefully coexist with animals, humans, and their tools at this surprising sculpture park.

Alexandria, Scotland

Wallabies of Inchconnachan

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

An African wild dog pack at uMkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

African Wild Dogs Vote on Crucial Pack Issues by Sneezing

Democracy is a blessing.

Natasha Frost September 7, 2017

Permanently Closed

Isle of Shoals Humpbacks

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Isle of Shoals Humpbacks

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

Clever Cockatoos' Tool Use Is Off the Hook

And puts young human children to shame.

Natasha Frost September 6, 2017

Streetview.

Washington, D.C.

Vigilant Firehouse

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

Hidalgo, Texas's "killer bee" statue.

'World's Largest Killer Bee'

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.

This sea slug, <em>Elysia grandifola</em>, eats algae and then "hijacks" its chloroplasts, becoming temporarily photosynthetic.

It's Sea Slug Census Time Again!

The citizen scientists of Port Stephens, Australia, are ramping up for the seasonal count.

Cara Giaimo September 5, 2017

The replica on the shore of Hontoon Island.

DeLand, Florida

Hontoon Island Owl Totem

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

The Komodo dragon statue.

Tallahassee, Florida

McCord Park's Komodo Dragon

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

Behold the slimy glory of a bryozoan colony!

Blob-Like Creatures Discovered in Canada's Lost Lagoon

They're actually colonies of many tiny invertebrates. Does that make it better or worse?

Eric Grundhauser September 1, 2017

Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery.

Aurora, Ontario

Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.

Echidnas are out there, looking for love.

Warm Your Heart With Videos of 'Echidna Love Trains'

For the enigmatic mammal, mating season is trailing season.

Eric Grundhauser September 1, 2017

Giraffes running at the Copenhagen Zoo, much as their counterparts did at the Nashville Zoo during August's total eclipse.

The Best Animal Reactions to the Eclipse

Scared chimps, running giraffes, bat traffic jams, and more.

Cara Giaimo September 1, 2017

Two Bactrian camels belonging to a nomadic family relax in the Gobi.

The Transcendental Ritual of Mongolian Camel Coaxing May Soon Be Lost Forever

Khuus, khuus, khuus.

Natasha Frost August 31, 2017

Pallid bats are known for attacking their prey on the ground.

These Bats Don't Let Scorpion Stings Get in the Way of a Tasty Meal

Their immunity to venom could lead to new treatments for pain.

Kelsey Kennedy August 31, 2017

Mammoth skeleton at the centre.

Whitehorse, Yukon

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America.

The confluence of two rivers in the Amazon.

Found: 381 New Amazon Species

Pink dolphins and orange-tailed monkeys were hiding in the forest.

Sarah Laskow August 31, 2017