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It's long been thought that giraffes, with their tall necks and spindly legs, were incapable of swimming--unlike virtually every other mammal on the planet.

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The latest research on bonobos is hinting that, along with being so genetically similar to primates, we may share some social gestures.

Amphibious Hyposmocoma larvae on silk line underwater by Patrick Schmitz, Rubinoff Lab

Scientists at the University of Hawaii have discovered the first truly amphibious insect.

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Let's say you weighed around 150 pounds and needed to lift a stack of six double-decker buses. Impossible, right? Well, if you were a dung beetle, such a feat would be no problem.

When an insect queen ventures onto the mating scene, she certainly makes the most of it, coupling with as many as 90 males each half-hour.

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32,000 years ago, ancient humans gathered in a cave in Lascaux, France, where, by firelight, they created the first hand-drawn forms--scenes depicting man's relationship with the

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King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance--but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy conve