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Wet dog smell is an assault on the senses.

Woof: Why Wet Dog Smell Is a Thing—and How to Prevent It

Wet dog smell might be among the most challenging aspects of pet ownership. Fortunately, there's a way to mitigate the stink lines coming from your pooch.

Piranhas are a crowd favorite in aquariums.

10 Surprising Facts About Piranhas

After sharks, piranhas are one of the world’s most misunderstood fish. They have a reputation for ferocity that's not quite deserved.

A WSDA pest biologist holds a dead murder hornet in July 2020.

The Murder Hornets Are Back—Consider Yourself Warned

What is a murder hornet, a.k.a. an Asian giant hornet? An invasive species that likes to tear the heads off honeybees.

Cats like food when it's served without any hassle.

Breaking News: Cats Don't Want to Work for Their Food

In a new study, cats passed up a food puzzle to get at freely available food. The reason is—cats. But there's a little more to it.

Scientists from the expedition tagging whales in the Santa Barbara Channel.

The Loneliest Whale: Documentary Chronicles a Search for the 52 Hertz Whale

Fifty-two Hertz, dubbed 'the loneliest whale in the world,' has roamed the Pacific for decades, singing at a much higher frequency than other whale species.

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When a Captive Shark Vomited Up a Human Arm—and Sparked a Murder Investigation

In 1935, a tiger shark on display at the Coogee Aquarium in Sydney, Australia, regurgitated a human arm. The strange incident was just the beginning of one of the country's most twisted murder cases.

How to Get Your Pet to Stop Hating Your Robot Vacuum

There are a lot of reasons why your pet is afraid of your robot vacuum. Learn more about why this is, and read on for some tips that could help.

Dog fur and dog hair have some important differences.

The Difference Between Dog Fur and Dog Hair

People with dog allergies debate whether there's a difference between dog fur vs. dog hair. There is, but it's not what you think.

11 Fascinating Facts About Eels

Some eels are big, some are small, and more than a few come with nightmarish jaws. Naturalists have been probing the creatures' mysterious habits for millennia. Here's what you need to know.

The Right to Bear Arms: Polar Bears Use Tools to Attack Walruses, According to Science

A new scientific study has revealed that polar bears may resort to tossing rocks at walruses—intelligence previously thought to belong only to Yogi Bear.

Busch Is Brewing Up a Nonalcoholic Bone Broth "Beer" for Dogs

Busch's new nonalcoholic bone broth Dog Brew lets you safely share a "beer" with your canine companion.

Watch Two Owls' Adorable Reaction to a Doorbell Camera

When the two owls realize a doorbell camera is pointed at them, the tiny birds have trouble looking away.

Japanese equestrian Koki Saito competes at the Tokyo Olympics.

Unexpected Hurdle: A Sumo Wrestler Statue Seems to Be Spooking Horses at the Olympics

When Olympic equestrians pictured going for the gold, they probably didn’t expect a sumo wrestler’s ample backside to get in the way.

OK, you probably don't need an app for this one.

Want to Know What Kind of Mood Your Cat Is In? There’s an AI App for That

Signs of pain in cats aren’t always obvious—this new app makes it much easier to tell how your cat is feeling.

Record Temperatures Are Frying Live Shellfish on Canada's Pacific Coast

The brutal Pacific Northwest heatwave of summer 2021 has left Canada's beaches filled with cooked and rotting shellfish.

Brood X cicadas are sending their offspring off to burrow underground for 17 years.

Cicadas Are Beginning to Rain From the Sky

The Brood X cicada nymphs are starting to hatch, heading underground to begin their incredible 17-year lifecycle before emerging in 2038.

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When Comic Books Sold Live Monkeys

Kids thought they were buying an adorable little pet when they ordered a monkey from their favorite comic book. What they got was a wild animal that pooped everywhere and attacked their mothers' bridge clubs.

What's worse than a single mosquito? Mosquitoes that don't want to be single.

Funnel of Love: Mosquitoes Looking for Mates Formed ‘Mosquito Tornadoes’ in Siberia

A mosquito bite eventually goes away. The image of a mosquito tornado, meanwhile, will live in your brain forever.

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Fowl Play: The Mystery Surrounding Fabio's Fatal Goose-to-Face Collision

In 1999, swarthy actor/model Fabio hopped on a roller coaster at Busch Gardens. He returned with a bloody face and a dead goose. But there's more than one theory to what exactly happened.

Surprise! A leopard slug's penis is located on its head.

10 Truly Bizarre Animal Penises

The animal kingdom features a wide variety of penises that vary in shape, size, and function. Here are some of the most unusual of them.

Microsoft's Breed Identifier Tool Is Like Shazam for Dogs

All you need is a picture of your pet to use this visual dog breed indentifier tool from Microsoft Bing.

On Cape Cod, Heatmaps Could Help Swimmers and Great White Sharks Coexist

Instead of driving away great white sharks from Cape Cod, scientists want to warn beachgoers of their arrival ahead of time using heatmaps.

Why Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg?

Pink flamingos’ ability to stand on one leg seems impressive—but it might be less of a balancing act than you think.

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Win a Weeklong Safari to Track Gorillas With Experts in Uganda While Helping to Preserve Wilderness

Omaze is running a sweepstakes where someone could win a luxury, weeklong safari to track gorillas and chimpanzees with experts in Uganda.

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