Freaky Creatures: The strangest animals on Earth
Insects That Use Camouflage to Hide
From butterflies that look like dead leaves to caterpillars that sense color through their skin, these insects survive by not being seen.
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Animals Declared Extinct That Were Found Again
A fish thought gone for 70 million years, a bird missing for nearly 50 and the world's biggest bee: five animals written off as extinct that turned up alive.
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The Shoebill: Africa's Prehistoric-Looking Bird
The shoebill has a bill like a Dutch clog and can stand still for hours waiting for a lungfish. Meet the Vulnerable giant of Africa's swamps.
Why Do Wombats Make Cube-Shaped Poop?
Wombats leave cube-shaped droppings thanks to stiff and stretchy bands in their intestines. Here is how scientists cracked the puzzle, and why it helps.
The Pangolin: The Mammal Covered in Scales
Pangolins wear armor made of keratin, roll into a ball when scared and eat ants with tongues up to 40 cm long. All eight species are now threatened.
Animals That Can Regrow Body Parts
Flatworms, axolotls, zebrafish, sea stars and spiny mice can rebuild lost parts of their bodies. Here is what each one can regrow.
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Animals Saved From the Brink by Conservation
From 23 condors to more than 600, and from 62 grown lynx to over 2,000 lynx, these animals show what conservation can do.
The Philippine Eagle: The Monkey-Eating Giant
The Sumatran Orangutan Under Pressure
The Red Wolf: Back From Extinction in the Wild
The most endangered animals by the number left in the wild
Ten of the rarest animals on Earth ranked by how many are left in the wild, fewest first, from the latest published count for each.
