vertebrates
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Hammerhead Sharks ‘Hold Their Breath’ When Deep Diving
When hammerhead sharks begin some of their deepest dives, they do the piscine equivalent of what a human would do: they hold their breath.
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See the Captivating Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards
The best wildlife photography can make the familiar appear strange, but it can also make the secret lives of animals feel quite comparable to our own.
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Whale Sharks Keep Crashing Into Ships
The oceans’ gentle giants are being wiped out by human activity, new research shows.
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Two Scary Deer Illnesses Are Spreading in the U.S.
It’s a perilous time right now for deer in America. On Monday, Minnesota officials enacted an emergency order to stop the local travel and importation of farmed deer, in hopes of slowing down the spread of a universally fatal prion disease among wild deer. Meanwhile, in Vermont, wildlife officials today announced the first known case…