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"Even amongst their fellow apex predators, they are still top of the food chain…" 7 animals so formidable they have virtually no predators

While most animals that have no predators are what we call ‘apex predators’, meaning they are right at the top of the food ...
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"Dark fluid from his temporal glands stains the sides of his face, and other males often give him a wide berth. And for very good reason."

A bull elephant in musth on a field encounter is hard to mistake. Dark fluid from his temporal glands stains the sides of his ...
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Scientists buried 2,000 pairs of underwear. Here’s what they discovered when they dug them up

A citizen science project in Switzerland shows how underwear and teabags decompose in different soil types, offering clues ...
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"It’s simply the safest, fastest and most direct way to get from one part of its territory to another." The animal that's using Chicago's subway like a local

Coyotes make use of the city’s transit network, showing that, in this case, wildlife has actively sought to enter and be part of our urban lives.