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Flying squirrels in China have discovered a clever new trick to store nuts for longer
By Carissa Wong published
Two species of tropical flying squirrels have worked out that if they nibble grooves around nuts to store them between tree branches, they are preserved for longer.
120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity — and he's got 'years to come,' expert says
By Sascha Pare published
The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild.
Orca rams boat off Scottish coast, 2,000 miles away from original attacks
By Sascha Pare published
The behavior may be "leapfrogging" between orca populations, and it could be in response to human activities such as fishing.
Record-breaking 63,300 pounds of illegal shark fins seized in Brazil
By Kiley Price published
Brazilian officials confiscated over 63,000 pounds (28,500 kilograms) of shark fins that were destined for Asian markets, according to reports.
Deadly cyclone unearths fossils of giant marine creatures that lived 80 million years ago
By Hannah Osborne published
"It's like a giant has walked down the stream-bed, kicking at rocks and boulders as if they were pebbles," Pete Shaw, forest manager of the Forest Lifeforce Restoration Trust, said in a statement.
The animal kingdom is full of cheats, and it could be a driving force in evolution
By Lixing Sun published
"Even though it might seem brazen and despicable to our human social sensibilities, cheating thrives in the biological world."
Blade-like spikes covered newly discovered dinosaur unearthed in the UK
By Harry Baker published
The armored ankylosaur is more closely related to dinosaurs found in China than its UK relatives, hinting at a previously unknown migration for the group.
Mystery orcas with bulbous heads wash up dead in unexplained mass stranding
By Ethan Freedman published
The nine Type D orcas were found on a beach in Chile, with a necropsy of one female showing it was a healthy adult, with no signs of human involvement in its death.
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