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Male penguins fast for 65 days standing still and incubating eggs
From the beginning of the mating season, the male will usually go without food for 120 days. After the eggs hatch, it spends another 10 days looking after the young.
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Leopards fall to the ground after jumping to catch baby monkeys
Dramatic footage captures a leopard's reckless leap from tree to tree, then tumbling to the ground.
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How do animals find a mate and maintain the breed?
Here are some mating habits of penguins, sea otters, elephants, bees...
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Discovered a new species of crab wearing a furry 'coat'
A crab with reddish-brown fur covering its body washed up on the beach and has been identified as a new species of sponge crab.
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15-year-old boy catches rare white green catfish
The 15-year-old boy fished for the green catfish - the largest catfish in North America, usually blue-gray - and was amazed to find it white.
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The poorest frog on the planet: As small as a fingernail, after evolution, it loses its jumping instinct
And then it lay sprawled out, bawling there as a rebuke to God: Why would evolution create a failure like me?
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What's up with the close-up video of the owl's nest that attracts tens of thousands of views?
British wildlife enthusiast Robert Fuller set up cameras in locations around Yorkshire to capture close-ups of owls' nests.
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Why is the 'happiest animal in the world' endangered?
What is the happiest animal on the planet? Maybe it's the 'smiling kookaburra' - one of the Halcyoninae kingfisher subfamily with its white head and brown eye stripes, o…
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Fish fell from the sky unusually in the US
The rain of fish appeared in the sky of San Francisco, USA, making local residents bewildered.
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Strange fish found in Antarctica: Has white blood, will die if the temperature exceeds 5 degrees
Scientists say this Antarctic ice fish can only live in cold water that cannot exceed 5 degrees Celsius.
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What hasn't happened in modern times: World's rarest sea turtle lays eggs in Texas
Kemp's Ridley, the world's rarest sea turtle, recently surprised scientists when laying eggs on a beach in Texas, USA.
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Admire the giant fire snail found only in peninsular Malaysia
The fire snail is the largest species of snail in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Close-up of the unique almost 50cm long ears of a goat in Pakistan
Goats with half-meter-long ears caused a stir in Pakistan becoming a local celebrity.
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Clever parrot shows off his tongue twisting bolts
A parrot has suddenly become famous on social networks for possessing a skillful tongue that can turn a bolt from a screw, making viewers extremely impressed.
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To save money on trash removal, Sweden will use crows to pick up cigarette butts
To save money on cleaning costs, a city in Sweden is planning to use crows to pick up cigarette butts discarded on streets and squares.