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Gene therapy could be used as birth control for cats, small study suggests
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A new study shows that gene therapy could be an effective form of birth control for cats.
Primates have been masturbating for at least 40 million years
By Hannah Osborne published
Researchers reconstructed the evolutionary origins of primate masturbation and found it was an ancestral trait that goes back to the ancestor of all monkeys and apes.
World's largest captive croc turns 120, giving scientists 'serious knowledge on longevity'
By Sascha Pare published
Researchers captured Cassius in 1984 because the "big old gnarly crocodile" was causing trouble on a cattle farm, and ferried him to Green Island, Australia, where he still lives today.
Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' top 200, twice as many as we thought
By Megan Shersby published
A new census of the world’s largest invasive species reveals the population is roughly double the size scientists previously estimated.
Crocodile murder mystery deepens following discovery of 2nd corpse with 'fileted' head
By Sascha Pare published
An anonymous person allegedly told a wildlife tour operator who was very fond of the crocodile "Lizzie" that the killing was a way of proving that humans, not crocodiles, are the apex predator.
'Virgin birth' recorded in crocodile for 1st time ever
By Hannah Osborne published
The American crocodile had been isolated in a reptile park enclosure for 16 years when she laid a clutch of eggs.
Orcas rip rudder off boat and follow it all the way to port, in 1st known attack of its kind
By Sascha Pare published
Previous reported interactions between orcas and sailboats followed a clear pattern, with the animals losing interest and swimming away once they had broken the rudder.
Man survives crocodile attack by prying its jaws off his head. How did he escape such a powerful bite?
By Kiley Price published
In Australia, a man recently survived a crocodile attack. An expert explains how the man likely escaped.
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