Dec 20, 2024
The Ochre Sea Star. A remarkable predator that can turn its stomach inside out through its mouth. And is also central to the story of a highly influential concept in ecology: it is the original Keystone Species ...
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Dec 3, 2024
The Pygmy Hippo. An animal - one of them in particular - that's been all over social media recently. But what do we actually know about this species, how do we know it and why is there something unusual about the baby pygmy hippos born in zoos around the world?
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Oct 30, 2024
The Texas Horned Lizard has solved a tricky problem: how to eat insects that not only have a powerful bite but also some of the most painful and lethal stings in the world ...
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Oct 16, 2024
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Oct 2, 2024
The infamous and fearsome (or not?) Bullet Ant. The first of three loosely connected episodes about ... pain.
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