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Terrifying rabbits with spiny black tentacles on their faces have been spotted in Colorado. They look hellish, but they're not dangerous.
Science & Energy

Rabbits With Horrifying Tentacles Growing Out of Their Faces Spotted in Colorado

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A trapper near San Francisco made a colorful discovery after a wild boar's muscles had been stained with rat poison.
Science & Energy

Hunter Alarmed to Cut Into Feral Hogs and Discover Blue Meat

By Joe Wilkins

The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark says the animals will be "gently euthanized" before being served as dinner to its captive predators.
Science & Energy

Zoo Requests Unwanted Pets to Feed to Hungry Carnivores

By Frank Landymore

Chinese Tech Giant Wants to Translate Your Cat’s Meows Using AI
Artificial Intelligence

Chinese Tech Giant Wants to Translate Your Cat’s Meows Using AI

By Victor Tangermann

Folks online are fantasizing about whether 100 men could take on a single gorilla — but in reality, that would be a wildly unfair matchup.
Science & Energy

You May Be Startled to Learn How Many Humans Have Been Killed by Gorillas

By Noor Al-Sibai

Two "Punk" and "Emo" fossils are challenging scientists' understanding of the evolution of mollusks. The scene, folks, is not dead.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover “Punk” and “Emo” Fossils

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have discovered, by accident, that warty comb jellyfish can fuse together when injured to form a single animal.
Science & Energy

These Mighty Morphin’ Jellyfish Have a Mind-Blowing Survival Trick Up Their Sleeves

By Noor Al-Sibai

Veterinary researchers have devised a solution to head off feline resistance to brain scans: hiding the electrodes underneath crocheted hats.
Science & Energy

Researchers Force Grumpy Cats to Wear Adorable Wittle Wool Hats — for Science

By Noor Al-Sibai

After their habitats were destroyed, tens of thousands of parrots have descended on a town in Argentina, terrorizing residents.
Science & Energy

Parrots Orchestrate Brutal Revenge on Small Town After Deforestation Drove Them Out of Their Homes

By Frank Landymore

A Montana rancher is now facing time in prison for using cloned embryos to create enormous, hybrid sheep that he sold to hunters and breeders.
Science & Energy

Man Gets Prison Sentence for Cloning Giant Sheep

By Frank Landymore

RFK Jr. wants a job in Trump's possible next administration — and likely a health-focused one. Let's revisit his history with animals?
Future Society

The Guy Who Wants to Be Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Keeps Doing Weird Stuff With Animals

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a new study, researchers have found that cats seem to experience grief when other pets they live with die.
Science & Energy

Research Finds That Cats Feel Grief When Their Fellow Pets Die… Even Dogs

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have long observed animals having gay sex — but those observations have rarely made their way into academic papers.
Science & Energy

Scientists Accused of Ignoring Gay Animals

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Iberian orcas are back at it again, this time straight-up sinking a yacht near the Strait of Gibraltar.
Science & Energy

Orcas Strike Again, Sinking Yacht as Oil Tanker Called for Rescue

By Noor Al-Sibai

In one Thai town, monkeys have become a fiery political issue — and the monkeys themselves are fighting back with a vengeance. 
Science & Energy

Furious Monkeys Tear Down Anti-Monkey Posters

By Noor Al-Sibai

An elderly elephant named Viola was found ambling through Butte, Montana on Tuesday after escaping a traveling circus.
Science & Energy

Elephant Escapes Circus, Thunders Through Montana City

By Maggie Harrison Dupré