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Inside the cabin.
Breckenridge, Colorado

Edwin Carter Museum

A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.
A puma killed in 1830 in Louisiana, which is outside the animal's current habitat.
cryptozoology

The Eastern Cougar Is Officially Extinct

So why do people keep seeing them?
Cara Giaimo January 30, 2018
A naked mole rat in the Cleveland Zoo.
animals

Unlike Other Animals, Naked Mole Rats Don't Seem to Age

Don't believe the wrinkles.
Natasha Frost January 30, 2018
Bhutan's national animal, the Takin, at Motithang Takin Preserve.
Thimphu, Bhutan

Motithang Takin Preserve

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.
Alamo cat graves.
San Antonio, Texas

Alamo Cat Graves

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.
New Caledonian crows extract food fastest when they've got tools in hand (er, beak).
science

Tool-Wielding Crows Rustle Up the Most Snacks

The utensils are useful, but it's still unclear exactly how the corvids learn to make them.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 26, 2018
The most recently discovered <em>Archaeopteryx</em> fossil is also the oldest.
animals

Found: Evidence That Archaeopteryx Evolved Like Darwin's Finches

When southern Germany was an archipelago, these bird-like dinos may have specialized by island.
Vittoria Traverso January 26, 2018
Moon over the Chambal River.
Jajepura, India

Chambal River

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.
Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa Island.
Santa Barbara County, California

Torrey Pines of Santa Rosa Island

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Adélie Penguins getting mucky. Penguins produce the most poop of any seabird order.
animals

Measuring the Significance of Seabird Poop

By quantifying guano, scientists hope to learn more about nutrient cycles.
Cara Giaimo January 23, 2018
A kitten nips at a human's finger.
science

Study Shows Female Felines Prefer Right Over Left Paw

It seems that lady cats are righties, but male cats not so much.
Christina Ayele Djossa January 23, 2018
Young girls running.
Ocala, Florida

Gypsy Gold Horse Farm

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.
Half beaver, half tiger.
Irkutsk, Russia

The Irkutsk Babr

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
The Plaza de Toros de Acho
Lima, Peru

Plaza de Toros de Acho

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.
An avian resident.
Del Mar, California

Free Flight Exotic Bird Sanctuary

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.
Sannakji is often dipped in sesame oil.
Gastro Obscura

Sannakji

These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.
Papier-mâché and bone created a frightening early vision of gorilla anatomy.
animals

The Incredible Story of the World's First Papier-Mâché Gorilla

Dr. Louis Auzoux's greatest creation was made of bone and scrap paper.
Eric Grundhauser January 18, 2018
Meet the newly identified Waorani dog-faced bat.
animals

Found: Two New Species of Dog-Faced Bats

No, they won't make good pets.
Vittoria Traverso January 18, 2018