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June 24, 2019

Bizarre clam eats rocks for breakfast

Rocks might not sound like a delectable meal to most life-forms, but it's on the menu for a newly identified species of a plump, bizarre-looking clam.

June 23, 2019

Bear halts Colorado marathon by crossing the road

A group of runners experienced a stunning sight last weekend as a bear temporarily halted the Leadville Trail Marathon in Colorado Springs.

June 23, 2019

Florida police 'detain' turtle for crossing road slow and steady, let off with warning and selfie

A Florida turtle briefly “detained” for impeding traffic Friday was let off with a warning and a selfie, authorities said.

June 23, 2019

Seagull attacks kept English couple stranded in their home

An English couple said they were unable to leave their house for nearly a week because seagulls tried to attack them every time they left.

June 23, 2019

Oregon deputy kills cougar threatening family after mom forced to leave sleeping infant inside car

An Oregon sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a cougar Friday after the big cat prevented a mother from safely taking her 10-month-old son out of their vehicle.

June 23, 2019

Rare giant squid spotted in Gulf of Mexico, 'amazing' video shows

Researchers last week captured a huge squid in the Gulf of Mexico as part of rare footage that biologists have described as "the most amazing video you've ever seen."

June 22, 2019

Black bear finds its way inside Montana home: 'He was tired and climbed up into the closet for a nap'

A sleepy bear looking for a comfortable place to rest gave one Montana family quite the scare Friday morning.

June 21, 2019

Seals 'sing' 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' and the 'Star Wars' theme in bizarre video

Scientists in the U.K. have revealed that gray seals can mimic the sound of human words and songs such as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ and even the “Star Wars” theme.

June 21, 2019

First-ever beluga-narwhal hybrid found in the Arctic

Thirty years ago, an Inuit man in west Greenland subsistence-hunting for whales shot a trio of strange cetaceans with front fins like belugas and tails like narwhals (the so-called "unicorns of the sea").

June 21, 2019

Bird massacre mystery: More than 500 critically endangered vultures poisoned

More than 500 vultures in Botswana have been poisoned after elephant carcasses were laced with chemicals.