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Mexican beaded lizard shares venom source with shrew
A new study says similar molecular changes have converted the same harmless digestive enzyme into a toxin in two very different types of animals -- a lizard and a shrew -- giving both a venomous bite.
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Turtle hatchlings pack a big lunch
Sea turtle hatchlings can swim incredible distances before they get their first meal. Read on >>
The largest snake on record lived in the earliest known neotropical forest
The largest snake thus far known to science, the monstrous Titanoboa, slithered through the oldest known neotropical rainforest. Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine is yielding plant and animal fossils from a time and environment till now unknown.
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Wild black wolves are descended from wolf x dog crosses
The coloration of wild black wolves is the direct result of wolves interbreeding with domestic dogs, according to research published in the journal Science. Read on >>
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Gators find true love
Who says a reptile hasn't got a heart? A new study says American alligators are faithful mates, typically remaining together for years. Read on >>
Savanna elephants: 2,000 dead
Since 2006, 2,000 savanna elephants have been killed in and around Chad's Zakouma National Park. Read on >>
New insights into extinct Tasmanian tiger
In 1902, the National Zoo in Washington D.C. arranged to have a unique and endangered animal called the thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, brought to the United States from Tasmania. By the mid-1930s, the thylacine was extinct, leaving behind only preserved museum specimens. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers sequenced DNA from thylacine museum specimens, including the one brought to the National Zoo more than a century ago. Read on >>
Water Striders - It pays to be polite
How does the typical male water strider manage to be fruitful and multiply? Not by being pushy, says a new study.
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Leopon: Big Cat Hybrid
A leopon is the hybrid produced by the mating of a lioness and a leopard. Read on >>
Venomous brown recluse spiders feel cozy in your closet
As cold weather creeps in, so do brown recluse spiders. True to its name, the brown recluse is a shy spider looking for a cozy home. Drawn to clutter, closets and other storage environments, these spiders actually want to stay away from humans. But, if you don't watch out, you might find yourself sharing your home with one of 'the big three,' according to a University of Missouri entomologist. Read on >>
Polar bears eating goose eggs
As polar bears adjust to a warming Arctic -- a frozen seascape that thaws sooner each spring -- they are finding relief in an unlikely source: snow goose eggs.
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