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Hungry bears invade and overrun abandoned city in Canada after wildfire evacuations
By Harry Baker published
Yellowknife, which was recently evacuated due to the threat of wildfires, has become overrun with black bears that have moved into the empty streets in search of food.
800-pound alligator is the longest ever caught in Mississippi
By Sascha Pare published
The gigantic animal measured 14 feet and 3 inches long, beating the previous record for the longest alligator caught by permitted hunters by more than 2 inches.
Every year, dozens of female hammerhead sharks mysteriously convene in French Polynesia under the full moon
By Sascha Pare published
Every austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species.
3,000-year-old mummified bees are so well preserved, scientists can see the flowers the insects ate
By Ethan Freedman published
The bees were preserved well enough for researchers to make out small features, like their legs and antennae.
13 of the most venomous sea creatures lurking in the water
By Megan Shersby published
From blue-ringed octopuses to stonefish, here are some of the most venomous, deadly species in our planet's oceans.
When stressed, these male spiders woo mates with empty 'take-out containers' instead of dinner
By Ethan Freedman published
When times get lean, male spiders may cheat more when wooing females by offering them worthless gifts of leftovers or dry leaves, rather than tasty food.
Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for 1st time, one nest eradicated
By Megan Shersby last updated
The invasive yellow-legged hornet, which preys on honey bees, has been spotted in Georgia for the first time.
Animal sex: How birds do it
By Tia Ghose last updated
Animals have sex in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways. Birds have sex via an internal chamber called a cloaca that is present on both male and female animals.
Color-changing hogfish use their skin to 'see' themselves — even after they're dead
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Hogfish can not only change colors but also "see" with their skin.
Mass die-off strikes endangered emperor penguin chicks across 4 of 5 West Antarctica colonies
By Sascha Pare published
Out of five known emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea region of western Antarctica, four have failed to breed this year as chicks likely drowned in the melting sea ice.
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