It is a wonder-filled, sometimes puzzling, and even shocking world out there in the animal kingdom. One of those kickoff ...

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An invasive pest that hitchhiked into New South Wales on a vehicle travelling from Queensland has been captured, state ...

A newly described fossil snake from India is forcing scientists to redraw the record books on reptile gigantism, with some ...

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From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.