Rabbits that don’t eat their own faeces are small and weak
We know that rabbits eat some of their own faeces - they may do so in order to better metabolise their food so they can grow larger
Female flies evolved serrated genitals that get in the way during sex
Spotted-wing drosophila have evolved a special organ for laying their eggs in fruit, but it makes it difficult for males to hold on when they mate
Lobster krill fight off big penguins with their tiny pincers
Penguin-mounted cameras show that 7-centimetre-long crustaceans can sometimes fend off attacks from predators 10 times as large
NYC’s Newest Weapon Against the Rats? Sterilization
Millions of Farm Animals Fall Victim to Hurricane Matthew
Google’s Famous Kitchens May Serve Fake Shrimp Made of Algae
The Weirdest Senses Animals Have That You Don’t
Chips that Mimic Organs Could Be More Powerful Than Animal Testing
One Man’s Quest to Photograph 12,000 Species Before They Disappear
From the naked mole rate to Malayan tigers, Joe Sartore has set out to capture 12,000 species of animals around the world, and he's almost halfway there.
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Engrossing Portraits of Parasites and the Creatures They Zombify
Anand Varma photographs parasitic organisms and their zombified hosts. It's a little bit terrifying and a whole lot of awesome.
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