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A hairy-legged vampire bat.
vampires

Hairy-Legged Vampire Bats Were Caught Feeding on Human Blood for the First Time

The species used to rely exclusively on bird blood, but times are changing.
Cara Giaimo January 12, 2017
Goats lined up for sale.
Kashi Diqu, China

Kashgar Livestock Market

Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
gravestones

Found: The Tiny, Century-Old Headstone of a Pet Bunny

Here lies Duchie, a good rabbit.
Sarah Laskow January 12, 2017
The breed of the turnspit dog is believed to have been either Welsh Corgis or a type of terrier.
animals

The Best Kitchen Gadget of the 1600s Was a Small, Short-Legged Dog

Turnspit dogs ran in a wheel to keep the spit meat spinning.
Natalie Zarrelli January 11, 2017
An Emirates flight in Muscat.
animals

Found: A Snake on a Plane

The airline won't say what kind, but it did cancel the flight.
Sarah Laskow January 9, 2017
A rough time for Copenhagen's polar bears.
zoos

Two Danish Polar Bears Are Getting Divorced

They can't seem to get along.
Cara Giaimo January 6, 2017
From <em>Hong Kong Shop Cats</em>.
animals

Charming Portraits of Hong Kong’s Shop Cats

Meet the adorable cats watching over the city's stores.
Anika Burgess January 6, 2017
A black bear on Oswald's Bear Ranch.
Newberry, Michigan

Oswald's Bear Ranch

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.
Oh, cats.
animals

Nearly 100% of Australia Now Has a Feral Cat Problem

Apparently, they can't be herded.
Eric Grundhauser January 4, 2017
Flamingos on Flamingo Island
Las Vegas, Nevada

Flamingo Habitat

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
John Thomas Peele, Waiting For Their Master, 1859. Oil on canvas. Gift of the Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Maurer, Jr. estate
New York, New York

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.
Sign announcing the Dingo Fence
Mount Barry, Australia

Dingo Fence

The longest fence in the world stretches over 3,000 miles to keep the dingoes out.
A typical limusaurus.
dinosaurs

FOUND: A Dinosaur That Shed Its Teeth and Grew a Beak

The mouths of these dog-sized T-Rex relatives changed with their diets.
Eric Grundhauser December 27, 2016
A 16th century illustration of a rat king.
rats

The Complicated, Inconclusive Truth Behind Rat Kings

They've been mythologized for centuries.
Alexandra Ossola December 23, 2016
Santo Domingo Botanical Garden
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso National Botanical Garden

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.
An Australian kangaroo looking shifty.
cryptozoology

Does America Have a Secret Kangaroo Population?

And if not, what's that thing hopping in the distance?
Eric Grundhauser December 22, 2016
art

There's A Secret Underground Art Gallery In Canada Dedicated To One Bulldog

The Hall of Zsu Zsi pays tribute to a beloved art world pet.
Cara Giaimo December 20, 2016
Some vents at the Mariana Trench.
animals

Whales Are Likely Behind the Mysterious Sound Coming from the Mariana Trench

Minke whales, in particular.
Erik Shilling December 19, 2016