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Blacktip reef shark, the species of shark found on shark reef (photo taken in the Maldives)
Sri Lanka

Shark Point Reef

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.
animals

What Is This Mysterious Object That Washed Up on a New Zealand Beach?

Probably just very impressive driftwood!
Sarah Laskow December 12, 2016
Monument to Old Bet. Somers, New York.
Somers, New York

Memorial to America’s First Circus Elephant

This high-perched pachyderm marks the memory of not one, but two elephants gunned down in small New England towns.
animals

Found: A Spray-Painted Electric Blue Tortoise

He was scrubbed clean and left with only a "slight blue hue."
Sarah Laskow December 9, 2016
The feathers are still attached to the tail, a unique find.
dinosaurs

Found: A One-of-a-Kind Dinosaur Tail Preserved in Amber, With Its Feathers

It is “an astonishing fossil," says the paleontologist who found it.
Sarah Laskow December 8, 2016
The two-headed gator statue.
Tampa, Florida

Two-Headed Gator of Seminole Heights

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.
The Berkeley Pit.
animals

Thousands of Unlucky Geese Landed in the Toxic Berkeley Pit And Are Now Dead

A snowstorm drove 10,000 geese to their doom.
Sarah Laskow December 7, 2016
Krýsuvíkurbjarg.
Iceland

Krýsuvíkurbjarg (Krýsuvík Cliffs)

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.
Tokyo, Japan

Gotokuji Temple

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
In the evidence rooms
Ashland, Oregon

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.
animals

Found: A Turtle That’s Basically a Dinosaur, Stuck in a Drain Pipe

An alligator snapping turtle got himself into a predicament.
Sarah Laskow December 2, 2016
animals

Found: Ancient Elephant Fossils Hidden Beneath L.A.'s New Subway

The city is full of fossils.
Sarah Laskow December 1, 2016
Researchers hold a model of Alfred the whale's telltale skull.
animals

How Did The Hugest Whales End Up With Baleen Instead Of Teeth?

The answer is: they literally sucked.
Cara Giaimo December 1, 2016
animals

Watch a Demonstration of Proper Opossum Massage Techniques

You've probably been doing it wrong.
Molly McBride Jacobson November 30, 2016
Cat skeletons found buried in the graveyard.
animals

Found: A 2,000-Year-Old Cemetery Full of Pet Cats

At least 86 were buried here.
Sarah Laskow November 30, 2016
The California ground squirrel.
wwi

In 1918, California Drafted Children Into a War On Squirrels

There were over 100,000 casualties.
Dave Gilson November 29, 2016
A wax figure at Mount Vernon, showing George Washington riding Blueskin.
taxidermy

The Strange, Centuries-Old Tradition of Stuffing Dead Horses

Most taxidermied horses are of the battle-hardened variety.
Eliza McGraw November 29, 2016
An anxious female Eurasian lynx looks on as biologists tag her three-week-old cub.
animals

Stunning Photos of Switzerland’s 'Ghost Cats'

An elusive predator returns to Europe’s mountains, helping restore nature’s balance. A French photographer stalks the Eurasian lynx.
Mike Unwin, Laurent Geslin and BioGraphic November 29, 2016