Animals
- Animals
Living in the desert
Animals adapt in unusual ways to survive in some of the hottest, driest places on Earth.
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- Animals
Mating slows down prairie dogs
Mating season turns distracted male prairie dogs into easy pickings for predators.
- Animals
A seabird’s endless summer
Food plays an important part in the migration of seabirds and songbirds.
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- Animals
Sea Giants and Island Pygmies
Food supply may help decide an animal's natural size on an island or in the ocean.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Roach love songs
Some male cockroaches whistle at females to get their attention.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Saving Africa’s Wild Dogs
Learning more about African painted dogs may help keep these wild animals from dying out.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Ants on Stilts
Some ants appear to estimate distances by keeping track of the number of steps they take.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Feeding School for Meerkats
Meerkats teach their young how to catch and kill prey such as scorpions and spiders.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Fishy Cleaners
Coral reef fish eavesdrop on their cleaners to see who does a better job.
By Emily Sohn - Animals
Spotting the World’s Leggiest Animal
Researchers have rediscovered and studied a millipede with as many as 750 legs.
By Eric Jaffe