The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

Wild predators must regularly hunt or forage to survive. While many animals graze or scavenge, large constrictor snakes rely on overpowering and swallowing prey whole. But even experienced predators ...

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Walk around the Cincinnati Zoo for an hour or so and it’s easy to think of the place as a neighborhood. Sure, the neighbors hang from trees and poop in their living rooms, but the similarities to a ...

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Truffles, which come in many guises, not just those regarded as delicacies by humans, are the fruiting bodies of fungi—the underground equivalents of mushrooms. Unlike mushrooms, however, they cannot ...

The great tit (Parus major) is the picture-perfect garden bird. With its colorful feathers and melodic, two-note whistle, it is a beloved visitor to backyards across Europe. However, its “cute” ...

Last month, a mob of pelicans amassed on the Central California coast, diving in droves for fish prey in the turbulent waters of Morro Bay. Thousands of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) ...

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Content warning: This article reports on violence against endangered animals. Critically endangered animals are being advertised for sale as bushmeat on TikTok, a new study finds. The work, published ...

Experiments reveal that pond frogs can eat highly venomous hornets without suffering noticeable damage, even after repeated stings. Most frogs successfully consumed hornets, including the notorious ...

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