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Can Fake Coyotes Scare Off Sea Lions?
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Can Fake Coyotes Scare Off Sea Lions?

The city of Newport Beach, California, aims to find out.
October 19, 2017
Tennille, Georgia

Pig Monument

An odd and heartwarming stone marker enshrines the moment a community saved a farmer's pig that fell in a well.
32.8350, -82.9400
Added by MiddleGA92
Waterbuck-Scented Cologne Can Protect Cows From Tsetse Fly Bites
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Waterbuck-Scented Cologne Can Protect Cows From Tsetse Fly Bites

How a new fragrance can help ward off a fatal disease.
October 18, 2017
Whale and Dolphin Cultures Are Products of Big Brains
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Whale and Dolphin Cultures Are Products of Big Brains

More grey matter means more complex social interactions.
October 17, 2017
Why a Local Museum Keeps Burying Whales Under Raleigh, North Carolina
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Why a Local Museum Keeps Burying Whales Under Raleigh, North Carolina

It mostly has to do with grease.
October 17, 2017
We Now Have Evidence That Alligators Like Chomping on Sharks
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We Now Have Evidence That Alligators Like Chomping on Sharks

Gators rarely pass up a snack.
October 16, 2017
Mountain Lions Are Way More Social Than We Thought
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Mountain Lions Are Way More Social Than We Thought

The big cats have been spotted sharing meals.
October 13, 2017
One of the museum's dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.
Birchington-on-Sea, England

Powell-Cotton Dioramas

An English explorer's vast natural history collection has the first realistic dioramas of animals staged in their natural habitats.
51.3668, 1.3161
Added by duncanchappell
Dolly at the National Museum of Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Remains of Dolly the Sheep

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
55.9475, -3.1898
Added by laurenreid
There Are Parasites That Turn Marsh-Dwelling Shrimp Into Orange Zombies
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There Are Parasites That Turn Marsh-Dwelling Shrimp Into Orange Zombies

And nitrogen pollution can make the infections even more common.
October 10, 2017
Looking down an antler-infested corridor
Three Forks, Montana

Jim's Horn House

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.
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The Ocean's Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Are Getting Worse, Just Like Wildfires
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The Ocean's Low-Oxygen Dead Zones Are Getting Worse, Just Like Wildfires

So scientists are starting to track them that way.
October 06, 2017
The flight cage.
St. Louis, Missouri

1904 World's Fair Flight Cage

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
38.6367, -90.2922
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Part of the collection.
Linn, Missouri

Pigs Aloft Museum

The only pig museum in the U.S. holds one of the world's largest collections of pig items.
38.4664, -91.7715
Added by alisoni
The Birds and Beasts That May Have Never Actually Existed
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The Birds and Beasts That May Have Never Actually Existed

Occasionally it's hard to know what should be its own species.
October 05, 2017
Farmington, Connecticut

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.
41.7051, -72.8609
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2017's Best Salt Lick Art
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2017's Best Salt Lick Art

Rainbows, pig mosaics, and strange shapes galore.
October 04, 2017
Amazing swans.
Windsor, United KIngdom

The Queen's Swans at Windsor

All unmarked mute swans on the Thames are owned by the Queen per a tradition that began in the 12th century.
51.4853, -0.6140
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