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A tiny species of chameleon thought to be extinct due to habitat loss because of deforest…

Like baby kittens and puppies, lion cubs are bornblind and don't open their eyes unti…

Image creates to National Geography Tardigrades are one of the most fascinating creatures…

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An Octopus has three hearts and nine brains.  The head has one central brain and eight br…

For many years it's been assumed that, except for the occasional snort, giraffes spen…

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Blue-ringed octopuses produce a potent neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin, a potentially-de…