Long-distance flying is stressful for people, but it’s even more so for pets that have no choice but to travel by plane. All the noise, the people, the weird smells… there’s plenty on a plane for an animal to dislike. Imagine, then, how Mittens must’ve felt when she made three flights within 24 hours — …
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We humans (and our ape relatives) are somewhat of an outlier in the animal kingdom in that we have no tails. Although we’re not by any means the only tail-less creatures, many animals do sport a tail. And if an animal has a tail, it must have some purpose. In many, if not most, cases, …
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You can usually predict what kinds of animals you can see in a given environment. A desert will likely have lizards and scorpions, a northern forest will probably have a moose or two, and so forth. Sometimes, however, you may come across an animal living in a completely unexpected place. It may be due to …
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Losing your child, especially in their infancy, is the worst tragedy a parent can experience. Faced with such tremendous grief, it can be almost impossible to let go of your dearest. That doesn’t go just for humans, either. An orca pod living off the U.S.-Canadian coast in the Pacific got a welcome Christmas present this …
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In general, drugs are not good for you. But they’re even worse if you’re not even a human being that’s supposedly meant to consume them. That’s why vets are quite concerned over an alarming trend — more and more pets are ingesting drugs. A recent study examined the rates at which pet owners were calling …
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We all sometimes feel like life is just too short. Compared to many other creatures out there, though, humans live for practically an eternity. Some animals have extremely short lifespans, even after you discount falling victim to predators or disease. They’re simply not built to live long, for whatever reason. That said, we doubt any …
Our oceans are delicate things. Their ecosystems are immensely complex, and even a small change in a single thing can cause a ripple effect that reverberates through the entire ocean. Such as the lack of whale poop. Indeed, whales’ gastrointestinal systems produce more than just precious (and revolting) ambergris. They also produce — surprise, surprise …
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They’re big, they’re mean, they’re potentially fatal to bees and humans alike. That’s a murder hornet for you. These giant Asian hornets arrived on U.S. soil in 2019, when they were first detected in Washington state. Since then, state and federal officials have waged a battle to prevent the invaders from advancing farther. That battle …
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Every year, we discover more and more animal species roaming planet Earth. Just recently, we took a quick look at some strange creatures found in 2024. Once a species has been discovered, you’d think it’d be easy to find it again. After all, we now know where it lives and what it looks like. However, …
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We know more about the natural world than ever before in human history — which is to say, still not very much. For instance, biologists estimate that we have discovered less than 15% of all animal species living on Earth. We’re making good progress, though. Every year, researchers define new animal species and 2024 was …