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How many members can a giant river otter family have? Candid Animal Cam

Romi Castagnino 2 Jun 2021

Did you know that spix’s night monkeys only weigh around 1 kg?

Romi Castagnino 19 May 2021

Did you know how many insects a Giant Anteater can eat in a day? Candid Animal Cam

Romi Castagnino 4 May 2021

With baby animals, patience pays: Photographer describes new book of intimate portraits

Erik Hoffner 3 May 2021

Female putty-nosed monkeys get their males to run defense against predators

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Apr 2021

Did you know that a group of warthogs is called a sounder? Candid Animal Cam

Romi Castagnino 20 Apr 2021

Skin in the game? Reptile leather trade embroils conservation authority

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Apr 2021

Did you know that northern tamanduas may eat up to 9,000 insects per day? Candid Animal Cam

Romi Castagnino 14 Apr 2021

From penguins to sharks to whales, swimming in circles is a surprisingly common trait

Basten Gokkon 26 Mar 2021

Unrelated adoptions by bonobos may point to altruistic traits, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Mar 2021

Did you know that stump-tailed macaques can go bald?

Romi Castagnino 23 Mar 2021

Pig nest-building promotes tree diversity in tropical forest: Study

John Cannon 15 Mar 2021

Developing nations pay for rich countries’ hunger for healthy, exotic food

Malavika Vyawahare 11 Mar 2021

How fast does a white-tailed deer run? Candid Animal Cam spots fawns

Romi Castagnino 9 Mar 2021

In Japan, scientists look to the past to save the future of grasslands

Marlowe Starling 8 Mar 2021

Male superb lyrebirds found to trick females into mating via masterful mimicry

Romi Castagnino 5 Mar 2021
A Bornean orangutan. Image by John C. Cannon/Mongabay.

Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study

John Cannon 26 Feb 2021

Why do zebras have stripes? Candid Animal Cam visits the Serengeti

Romi Castagnino 25 Feb 2021

Electronic ears listen to poachers in a key Central American jaguar habitat

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Feb 2021

Here goes nothing: Male spiders found giving females silk-wrapped zilch

Anna Nordseth 22 Feb 2021

More meat and playtime can calm your killer kitty

Liz Kimbrough 15 Feb 2021
Two babirusa fighting in Indonesia. Image by Meldy Tamenge, edited by Cart, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Southeast Asian wild pigs confront deadly African swine fever epidemic

John Cannon 12 Feb 2021

Where does the name of the crab-eating fox come from?

Romi Castagnino 9 Feb 2021

Fruit-eating, seed-pooping animals can help restore degraded forests

Emily Harwitz 9 Feb 2021

The queen sets the tone: Deciphering the dialects of naked mole-rats

Romi Castagnino 8 Feb 2021

What does a great argus pheasant sound like? Candid Animal Cam listens to birds

Romi Castagnino 26 Jan 2021

Well, hello there: Glass frogs ‘wave’ to communicate near noisy waterfalls

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jan 2021

Pet trade relies on ‘disposable’ wild chameleons from Madagascar

Chris Scarffe 20 Jan 2021

Big cat comeback: Jaguars prowl Argentina’s Iberá Wetlands after 70 years

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 20 Jan 2021

How endangered are monk seals? Candid Animal Cam meets these underwater mammals

Romi Castagnino 12 Jan 2021
: Scarab beetles on little white flowers in the canopy. Image by Susan Kirmse (CC BY-ND).

Canopy beetles and flowering trees rely on each other in the Amazon, study

Liz Kimbrough 6 Jan 2021

Why do Eurasian badgers live with foxes? Candid Animal Cam spots badgers

Romi Castagnino 22 Dec 2020

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