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Video shows a stray alligator swimming near Florida's flooded streets after Hurricane Helene displaced it
Hurricane Helene has caused a lot of destruction and displaced wildlife, including this alligator. …
Jenny McGrath
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6,960 poachers arrested for killing, trafficking 2,869 wild animals in last 10 yrs: Minister
While the seized elephant tusks have been stored at the state government's treasury, the other s…
PTI
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Scientists say Olympic athlete Sha’Carri Richardson could technically "walk" on water
Scientists have found that sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson could theoretically replicate the famous f…
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What’s inside the Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple that was opened after 46 years?
Ratna Bhandar is a sacred treasury of the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in one of the Char Dhams Pu…
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A passenger had their flight ticket canceled after trying to smuggle a bag of snakes in their pants past a TSA checkpoint
Cross-border animal smuggling is surprisingly common, with the CPB saying in 2023 it is "one of the…
Pete Syme
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Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price.
Flaco the owl had lethal levels of rat poison in his system. Rodenticides often poison birds of pre…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A hospital in Australia is begging snakebite victims to stop bringing the snakes in with them
Snakebite victims in Australia are being advised not to bring the snakes to the emergency room, fol…
Joshua Zitser
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A celebrity handbag maker is going to prison for importing bags made of protected python and caiman skin
Nancy Gonzalez oversaw a sprawling scheme to bring luxury bags made of rare animal skins into the U…
Mia Jankowicz
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How do the Croc Docs, a team of Florida scientists who wrangle crocodiles and alligators, stay safe? 'Very carefully.'
The University of Florida's Croc Docs regularly handle crocodiles and alligators, but Frank Mazzott…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Alligators keep invading a typically alligator-free Pennsylvania town. Two are still on the loose as fall approaches.
The reptiles are escaping from their owners throughout the region. Experts are worried about the al…
Katie Hawkinson
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Scientists discovered a smiling, paragliding gecko that flies from tree to tree in India
The wide-eyed reptiles use flaps of skin alongside their bodies and tails to glide through the air,…
Erin Snodgrass
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A frog was found with mushroom sprouting from its side, leaving scientists baffled
The amphibian, a Rao's intermediate golden-backed frog, was spotted during a survey of amphibians i…
Marianne Guenot
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Crocodiles seemed to 'escort' a dog in danger to safety, and scientists aren't sure why they didn't just eat it
Scientists are not sure why the crocodiles didn't just eat the dog, as they were well within "strik…
Rebecca Cohen
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Check out this huge Jurassic sea-monster skull that just went on display
The skull of an ancient pliosaur, the "ultimate killing machine" of the sea, is being exhibited in …
Rebecca Rommen
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Massive skull of prehistoric sea monster that was the 'ultimate killing machine' discovered in UK
A prehistoric pliosaur's skull was extracted in Dorset, featuring 130 razor-sharp teeth. A palaeobi…
Rebecca Rommen
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A Florida theme park is calling on the public to help it name a 'beyond rare' newborn alligator that is entirely white
The little gator has Leucism, a condition that causes all-white coloring. Gatorland, the park where…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Not hard, not soft, the earliest dino eggs may have been of a 'leathery' texture to protect against damage: study
In a recent revelation shaking the foundations of paleontology, researchers discovered that the ini…
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Police found a crocodile, over 200 snakes, and a dead man inside a Pennsylvania home. The snakes' owners could be charged up to $180,000.
"We've had chickens here in the city that had to be removed. But never a crocodile," a local code e…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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I was born on a leap day. My birthday was the joke of my classroom as a kid, but now I embrace its uniqueness.
A leapling enjoys his leap year birthday because it's as rare as the Olympics. He embraces his inne…
Theo Lee
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Video shows an alligator 'frozen' in ice during a cold blast in Texas — but it's still alive
The alligator in the video is in a state of brumation, which is a type of hibernation in reptiles.