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Why cats purr is a surprisingly long-standing mystery. Now we're one step closer to solving it.
By Ethan Freedman published
Despite humans living with cats for thousands of years, scientists still don’t quite know how they make purring sounds. But new research appears to be edging us closer.
Why do dogs eat poop?
By Hannah Loss published
Life's Little Mysteries Poop eating is a natural behavior in dogs; although it may disgust humans, it usually poses no threat to your canine's health.
Human elbows and shoulders evolved as 'brakes' for climbing ape ancestors
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers studied chimpanzee and monkey anatomy to better understand how humans evolved to have flexible shoulders and elbows.
1st of its kind footage shows guard dogs saving sheep from puma attack on a pitch black mountain
By Hannah Osborne published
The footage of a puma hunting sheep was captured with thermal imaging cameras in the Patagonian wilderness as part of a new National Geographic show.
Scientists finally figured out what's making German wild boars radioactive, and it's not just Chernobyl
By Jacklin Kwan published
Bavarian wild boars have remained radioactive despite levels of contaminants falling in other species. Scientists have now discovered the reason for this — truffles contaminated by the fallout from Cold War nuclear weapons tests.
Grizzly bear filmed brutally mauling black bear in rare footage
By Hannah Osborne published
A series of videos taken on a roadside in Canada show a grizzly bear attempting to drag a dead black bear up a hill as it bites and mauls the corpse.
Scientists finally figure out why cats are obsessed with tuna
By Donavyn Coffey published
Cats love tuna because it contains high concentrations of chemicals that make its umami taste receptors light up.
Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zoo
By Harry Baker published
An African wild ass, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, was recently born at a U.K. zoo and is already doing "zoomies" around its enclosure.
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