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A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

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From powerful birds of prey to tiny songbirds, and blind snakes to miniscule flies, an impressive range of species have ...

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On New Years, the Nashville Zoo welcomed its first-ever baby aardvark, who has been named Happy. See why this birth is such a huge milestone.

This strange mammal has no teeth, yet eats up to 70 million ants and termites every year. Its tongue is so long it’s anchored near the pelvis and coils inside the body when not in use. Combined with ...

Those quick, pale geckos you see running across your walls are more helpful than you might think. House lizards eat ...

By definition, invasive species are harmful in some regard,” says Jacob Barney, a professor of invasive plant ecology at ...

Come along on a guided tour of the strangest animals in Cincinnati's strangest neighborhood, from fungus-eating ants to a ...

Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have ...

Pangolins have one of the strangest tongues on Earth, stretching deep inside the body to reach ants far underground.