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Animals

This Feline Boxing Match From 1894 Is a Precursor to the Cat Video

Thomas Edison knew his audience.

Michael Waters June 19, 2017

Beavers Are Back in Cornwall

After a 500-year absence, two of the toothy mammals are now sniffing around a local pond.

Cara Giaimo June 16, 2017

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Padar Island

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Just look at this little guy!

A Rare Albino Dolphin Has Been Spotted Off the California Coast

The all-white calf seems to be growing into a healthy adult.

Eric Grundhauser June 14, 2017

Rascal was cute, but he might not have been the best thing for Japan.

It's the 40th Anniversary of the Raccoon That Ate Japan

Four decades ago, a cartoon raccoon created an enduring ecological problem.

Eric Grundhauser June 14, 2017

Permanently Closed

The statue was unveiled in 2012.

Bucharest, Romania

Trajan and Wolf Statue

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

Glass eels are one stage in the European eel's life cycle.

Tiny Glass Eels Navigate the Atlantic With Magnetic Compasses

How else would they get from the Sargasso Sea to Europe?

Kelsey Kennedy June 13, 2017

Sculpture of John Rex Gates with a Pointer and Setter behind a covey of quail exploding upward in flight

Grand Junction, Tennessee

National Bird Dog Museum

An homage to the pointers and retrievers that have long been a hunter's best friend.

A phonograph teaches a parrot to speak. <em>The Strand Magazine</em>, 1903.

The 1903 Parrot Academy That Taught Birds to Speak Using Phonographs

In three languages!

Michael Waters June 13, 2017

Mrs Mallard and her entire brood.

Boston, Massachusetts

Make Way for Ducklings Statue

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The Case of the Hedgehog With 'Balloon Syndrome'

He's better now.

Erik Shilling June 12, 2017

A Japanese badger on Mount Ibuki, Japan.

A Japanese Badger Cull Went Out of Control

The species is now at risk of extinction.

Kelsey Kennedy June 12, 2017

Poenari Castle.

The Bears Haunting Dracula's Castle in Romania

Visitors have been turned away for their own safety.

Erik Shilling June 12, 2017

A young red-tailed hawk takes food from its accidental guardian, a mature bald eagle.

Two Bald Eagles Have 'Adopted' a Young Red-Tailed Hawk

Fake it 'til you make it.

Cara Giaimo June 12, 2017

A man, a dog, and an inadequate vessel.

A Man and His Dog Were Rescued From a Duct-Taped Boat

Don't try this at home.

Erik Shilling June 9, 2017

What sex are these eggs?

objects of intrigue

The 1920s Sex Detector That Rocked the Poultry Industry

Could it really tell whether an egg held a hen or a rooster?

Michael Waters June 9, 2017

Dargavs village in North Ossetia.

All Places in the Atlas on One Map

The definitive map of the world’s extraordinary sights.

A smoothhound shark.

For the First Time, a Shark Attacked a Surfer in English Waters

Just a flesh wound, though.

Erik Shilling June 8, 2017