Animals
- Animals
A tongue and a half
A nectar-sipping bat from South America has a skinny tongue that's longer than its body.
- Animals
Lives of a mole rat
The toothy mammals known as mole rats have highly unusual bodies, brains, and social lives.
- Animals
Chicken talk
Chickens can make meaningful sounds that, like words, refer to objects around them.
- Animals
Decoding how bees work
Analyzing the DNA code of honeybees may lead to a better understanding of bee societies.
- 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.
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- Animals
Saving Africa’s Wild Dogs
Learning more about African painted dogs may help keep these wild animals from dying out.
