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15 Fun Facts About Puppy Bowl
The puppies are coming! (Plus some kittens, kangaroos, and a rescue sloth.)
ANIMALS
Why Do We Use a Groundhog to Forecast the Weather?
Punxsutawney Phil—the rodent version of Al Roker—gets trotted out every February to assess our chances of a long winter. Who gave him his meteorology degree?
Bug Bombs May Be More Dangerous to You Than the Cockroaches You Want to Kill
The only thing they're going to poison is you.
A New Bill Could Make Animal Cruelty a Felony
The law would sentence offenders to a maximum of seven years in prison.
This Wall Chart Shows Every Species in the Cat Kingdom
From the humble house cat to the pointy-eared lynx.
Chernobyl Puppies are Making Their Way to the U.S. and Canada to Find Their Forever Homes
Some of the descendants of dogs that survived the environmental catastrophe have been cleared of radiation and brought to the U.S. and Canada to start new lives.
Brooklyn Zoo's New Pallas’s Cat Breeding Program Aims to Revitalize the Near-Threatened Species
The breeding pair is housed in a new exhibit at the Prospect Park Zoo.
A Newly Discovered Species of Prehistoric Shark Was Named After the Video Game Galaga
'Galagadon' was believed to be similar to living bamboo sharks.
32 Animals Named After the Noises They Make
Onomatopoeia is responsible for a lot more words than you might think. Laugh might have been invented to sound like, well, a laugh. Owl, crow, and raven are all descended from Old English words (ule, crawe, hræfn) that were meant to imitate the owl’s hoot
20 Black-and-White Facts About Penguins
Some things you might not know about everyone's favorite tuxedoed, flightless bird.
Australian Island Wants Visitors to Stop Taking Wombat Selfies
The adorable marsupials are best appreciated from afar.
Divers Swim With What Could Be the Biggest Great White Shark Ever Filmed
The swimmers got close enough to touch her.
It 'Rained' Spiders in Brazil Last Week—and You Can Watch It If You Dare
They're not really falling from the sky—but the reality is perhaps even more disturbing.
FDA Recalls Several Dry Dog Foods That Could Cause Toxic Levels of Vitamin D
Here are the brands.
Elderly Sloths Live Out Their Golden Years at a 'Retirement Home' in Wales Zoo
Its oldest resident is 35.
These Custom-Made Slippers Are Designed to Look Exactly Like Your Pet
Cute or creepy? You decide.
11 Cute Facts About Crickets
They’re living thermometers with ears on their knees—and they just might save the world.
Elephants Are Evolving Without Tusks Thanks to Poaching
The pressures of ivory poaching have reshaped African elephant populations in just a few decades.
22 Brilliant Old Nicknames For Animals
Try using these at your next visit to the zoo.
Why the TSA Prefers Dogs With Floppy Ears Rather Than Pointy Ones
It's not because they're harder workers.
Florida Has Lots of Wild Monkeys With Herpes—and That Number Could Double Soon
The Herpes B virus is deadly to humans.
6 Popular Dog Myths, Debunked
A surprising amount of misinformation has been repeated enough about these furry little creatures to make it seem like fact.
8 Facts About the Azawakh
This pooch is loyal to its owners, but standoffish with strangers.
10 Brutal But Hilarious Old Disses of Adorable Animals
Cheap shots at our fellow creatures.