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What's the Largest Land Animal That Ever Existed on Earth?
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Just how big do animals come? Dive backward through time and the fossil record in search of the most colossal member of kingdom Animalia.
Can You Name All 40 of These Mammals?
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Calling all animal lovers! Do you know your mammals like a zoologist does? They're not all as cuddly as cats and dogs, but they're warm-blooded and hairy - even the dolphins! Prove your animal awareness with this merry mammal quiz!
The Arctic Food Web (and Why Ice Matters So Much)
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The arctic food web explains how energy moves through one of the coldest ecosystems on Earth. From microscopic algae trapped in sea ice to apex predators like polar bears, every organism depends on another for food.
How Evolution Works
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Evolution is fascinating because it attempts to answer one of the most basic human questions: Where did life, and human beings, come from? The theory of evolution proposes that life and humans arose through a natural process.
How Animal Migration Works
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Animal migration is crucial to the survival of that particular species of animal. Learn about animal migration and why animal migration is important.
A Deep Dive on the Kraken, a Shipwrecking Sea Monster
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Legends of the Kraken attacking ships date back to the Vikings. But since the giant squid ended up being real, could this aquatic cryptid be out there too?
15 Animals That Start With 'S': From Sea Lions to Scarlet Macaws
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The animal kingdom is full of incredible creatures, and today we’re focusing on animals that start with "S." Some of them thrive in the wild today, while others once roamed the Earth but are now gone forever.
How Billie the Dolphin Taught Her Flippered Friends to Bust a Move
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Do fad behaviors really spread through wild animal communities? HowStuffWorks checks it out.
5 Little-known Facts About Fish
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A fish is a water-dwelling animal that breathes through gills and has a backbone, fins and a two-chambered heart.
What is the most violent species?
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When we think about violent animals, many of us turn to creatures like sharks, bears, rhinos, crocodiles or even the Tasmanian devil. What other species outdoes all these others in its capacity to cause violence?