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Learn about fast frog evolution, animal communication, endangered species and more. en-us Copyright 2008, Discovery Communications Inc. http://news.discovery.com/images/icons/rss-feed-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/animals/ 144 19 Sun May 27 2012 12:33:54 GMT Sun May 27 2012 12:33:54 GMT 1440 http://news.discovery.com/animals/bigfoot-beyond-footprints-120526.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 2f4589d0-4a7d-41b8-bfec-860095d33cb0 Benjamin Radford AdventureAnimalsCurrent EventsExtinct AnimalsHistoryMammalsMediaMysteryScience and TechnologyWeird News Sat, 26 May 2012 08:46:18 EDT Bigfoot: Beyond Footprints and DNA Bigfoot samples have long been subjected to scientific testing...and yet science has yet to confirm the sightings. http://news.discovery.com/animals/top-ten-new-species-photos-120525.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 e8d642e6-33c3-4808-b251-b0cc6e5d9e2a AnimalsDeep Ocean AnimalsNew SpeciesPoisonous AnimalsTropical Forest Animals Fri, 25 May 2012 10:56:00 EDT The Top 10 New Species: Photos We may live on a single planet, but we are far from discovering all the life that thrives here. Here are 10 species found in 2011. http://news.discovery.com/animals/penguin-japan-120525.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 fc9ca385-6132-4869-89ef-f7c459197b37 AdventureAnimalsBirdsBoatsClimbingDisappearedRiversSeasStreamsWater SportsZoo Animals Fri, 25 May 2012 10:31:00 EDT Japan's Fugitive Penguin Back In Captivity The bird's last moments of freedom were lived on a riverbank five miles from its home. Corbis http://news.discovery.com/animals/dolphin-sounds-communication-device-120524.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 15913b57-3852-4e54-9319-bc5e2a2da1ec AudioCommunicationDolphinsHearingLifeTechnologyVocal Communication Thu, 24 May 2012 13:53:00 EDT Device May Let Humans Communicate With Dolphins A prototype dolphin speaker projects the full range of all dolphin-made sounds. T. M. Williams/UCSC http://news.discovery.com/animals/terrestrial-animals-walking-120523.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 46897da2-155f-4894-831a-f068e1b89028 Jennifer Viegas AnimalsEvolutionFishFossilsLifeSalamanderSea CreaturesSeasWalking Wed, 23 May 2012 13:00:00 EDT First Terrestrial Animals Shuffled Onto Land When creatures made their way onto land for the first time, it wasn't pretty. Julia Molnar http://news.discovery.com/animals/video-baby-penguin-120523.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 1ed5e60a-8f6f-4444-a98e-6fb91f356d95 Jennifer Viegas Animal BehaviorAnimalsBirdsHumansMarine LifeOceansTravelVideoWild Birds Wed, 23 May 2012 12:49:33 EDT Video: Baby Penguin Meets Human for the First Time A baby Gentoo penguin recently met a human for the first time and the footage is adorable. http://news.discovery.com/animals/wwhale-eats-whatever-it-wants-120523.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 fa9b9a92-7507-4e99-9d98-60b83c99fa2a Jennifer Viegas Animal BehaviorAnimalsCrustaceansFoodFood and LifestyleMammalsMarine LifeWhales Wed, 23 May 2012 11:49:52 EDT How the Blue Whale Eats Whatever It Wants The world's largest animal feeds by lunging and gulping huge volumes of prey-laden water. http://news.discovery.com/animals/bugs-streetlights-120522.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 d2ccd337-8e4e-4c11-8edc-8fb34027759f Jennifer Viegas BiodiversityBirdsBugsInfestedInsectsLight Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 EDT Should We Turn Off the Lights? Street lighting is changing bug communities and that means trouble for humans. Kevin Murphy http://news.discovery.com/animals/big-foot-genetic-testing-120522.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 db110276-d891-411e-b023-346e3a986a68 BigfootCryptozoologyDNADragonsGenetic TestingZoology Tue, 22 May 2012 14:18:00 EDT Bigfoot and Yeti DNA Study Gets Serious A call is out for supposed Big Foot material so university scientists can do genetic testing. Karl Tate, LiveScience Infographic Artist http://news.discovery.com/animals/jurassic-squid-ink-120521.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 cdaf6d27-2d20-4761-90eb-9651140ec3de Jennifer Viegas Animal BehaviorAnimalsExtinct AnimalsFossilsMarine LifeOceansPaleontologyVideo Mon, 21 May 2012 14:08:48 EDT Jurassic Squid Ink Same as Modern Squid Ink Ink from 160-million-year-old giant squid is essentially identical to that of today's squid. http://news.discovery.com/animals/platypus-endangered-120518.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 664f23f1-646b-4ca1-89b4-c70ad909100f AnimalsIslandsKangarooOceania and AustraliaPlatypusScienceTasmanian Devil Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:00 EDT Island Platypuses Face Risky Future The iconic Australian animal is in danger of being wiped out due to lack of genetic diversity. Wikimedia Commons http://news.discovery.com/animals/car-sized-turtle-found-in-colombian-coal-mine.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 6eb25215-b3a6-4966-875d-3ab23699e435 Jennifer Viegas Amphibians and ReptilesAnimal BehaviorAnimalsExtinct AnimalsFossilsPaleontology Fri, 18 May 2012 06:42:04 EDT Car-sized Turtle Found in Colombian Coal Mine This prehistoric species had massive, powerful jaws that would have enabled it to eat anything -- even crocodiles. http://news.discovery.com/animals/rattlesnake-snaps-on-wal-mart-shopper-120518.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 8d34324b-3546-41ef-91b2-c75b17014b7a Tim Wall Animal BehaviorHuman BehaviorWeird News Fri, 18 May 2012 05:59:04 EDT Rattlesnake Snaps on Wal-Mart Shopper After 20 minutes the shopper's hand swelled to the size of a grapefruit. http://news.discovery.com/earth/stinkiest-places-on-earth-120517.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 8fdffedf-0d70-4a0a-a21b-d0ed737887c1 AnimalsEarthFood FactsFood SourcesPlantsSmell Thu, 17 May 2012 12:06:00 EDT The Stinkiest Places on Earth: Photos Tour some of nature’s most putrid, pungent places, nasty-to-the-nostrils nooks, and foul, fetid funky towns. http://news.discovery.com/animals/tarantulas-spider-silk-120517.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 17993991-1a84-4f34-8862-b12714529694 ArachnidsLife ScienceNatureSpidersTarantula Thu, 17 May 2012 09:22:00 EDT Do Tarantulas Shoot Spidey Silk? Clues suggest the arachnids can shoot silk from their feet, but some scientists argue it's not true. iStockPhoto http://news.discovery.com/animals/pit-bulls-dangerous-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 f54c458b-b2a6-47fe-b761-797fa551a759 Jennifer Viegas CaninesDog ParkDogsGenetic ScienceMastiffPrehistoricPuppy MillsRottweilerSpaying and NeuteringTerrier Dogs Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:00 EDT Are Pit Bulls Inherently Dangerous? A Maryland court recently declared the dogs are dangerous, but science suggests the ruling may be extreme. Getty Images http://news.discovery.com/animals/ancient-insect-pollination-amber-120515.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 c7c10b01-25c7-4187-8c1e-0230a4e21892 AnimalsBugsDinosaursInsectsLifePlants Tue, 15 May 2012 10:11:00 EDT Dino-Era Insects Frozen in Time During Oldest Pollination As dinosaurs loomed overhead, tiny female insects had just dusted themselves with pollen grains when they perished. Enrique Peñalver, IGME http://news.discovery.com/animals/mammals-climate-change-habitat-120514.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 58762b08-3204-4cfa-8a6f-574226522191 Emily Sohn AmphibiansAnimalsCarnivoresClimate ChangeClimate ImpactsMammalsPrimates Mon, 14 May 2012 15:00:00 EDT Most Mammals Won't Flee Climate Change Fast Enough Ninety percent of mammal species will lose habitat because of climate change in the coming decades. Getty Images http://news.discovery.com/animals/sanctuary-deadliest-animals-120511.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4553da38-8661-47b8-82f9-6bcbbfb9e0a1 Jennifer Viegas Amphibians and ReptilesAnimal BehaviorAnimalsCurrent EventsTravelWildlife Conservation Fri, 11 May 2012 11:27:52 EDT Deadly Frog Gets New Sanctuary The golden poison dart frog now has its own personal sanctuary along the Pacific coast of western Colombia. http://news.discovery.com/animals/bad-animal-mothers-120511.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 543d3b7f-a273-4c85-be32-f6470f492fa0 AnimalsHome and Domestic LifeHumansPeople, Society and BeliefsThe Natural World Fri, 11 May 2012 06:40:00 EDT Bad Animal Mothers: Photos Dads often get a bad rap in the animal kingdom, but many animal moms would probably not be given a heartfelt Mother's Day card, either. http://news.discovery.com/animals/kangaroos-fart-methane-120509.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 28718624-efa2-479f-ac8f-5a6d356af38d Emily Sohn Animals Wed, 09 May 2012 18:53:33 EDT Kangaroos Fart Methane, Too It had been believed that kangaroos produced little or no methane gas. http://news.discovery.com/animals/santino-chimp-attacks-120509.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 1085246b-761b-440f-9b41-811cac1dfeb6 ChimpanzeePeople, Society and BeliefsThe Natural WorldZoo Animals Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT How Santino, the Chimp, Attacks Visitors: Photos A look at how "Santino," a male chimpanzee at a zoo, appears to enjoy his surprise attacks on humans. http://news.discovery.com/animals/zoo-chimp-attacks-humans-120509.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 772698b8-b82a-4d75-ac47-269a1818390a Jennifer Viegas ChimpanzeeEvolutionGreat ApesHumansMental HealthOWNZoo Animals Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT Zoo Chimp Makes Elaborate Plots to Attack Humans "Santino," a male chimpanzee at a Swedish zoo, appears to enjoy his surprise attacks on humans. Mathias Osvath http://news.discovery.com/human/early-man-florida-120509.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 631d2577-20ab-49a6-9fa8-bc025c6013f3 Emily Sohn AnimalsDinosaursHumansIce AgeMammothNeanderthals Wed, 09 May 2012 11:46:00 EDT Early Man Shared Florida With Mammoths The discovery adds Florida to the list of places in North America where humans coexisted with massive, now extinct, creatures. Corbis http://news.discovery.com/animals/dwarf-mammoth-crete-120509.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 6bc0c4c7-a634-4357-a136-c8ed75baa298 Asian ElephantDinosaursElephantFossilsIslandsMammoth Wed, 09 May 2012 09:27:00 EDT Smallest Mammoth Discovered The smallest dwarf mammoth stood just under 4 feet and lived on the Greek island of Crete. Catmando | Shutterstock http://news.discovery.com/animals/first-camera-trap-video-footage-taken-of-worlds-rarest-gorilla-120508.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 0513d9dd-5c42-4afb-9244-402f293ce2b9 Jennifer Viegas Animal BehaviorAnimal CommunicationAnimalsMammalsPrimatesTravelVideoWildlife Conservation Tue, 08 May 2012 14:47:56 EDT Rarest Gorilla Revealed in Camera Trap Video The extraordinary camera trap footage of the Cross River gorilla conveys the animal's struggle -- and pride. http://news.discovery.com/animals/ancient-crocs-120508.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 d5808d9d-65f5-4263-be77-363109a5a120 Jennifer Viegas Alligators and CrocodilesAnimalsArchaeologyCarnivorous MammalsHumansPredatorsPrehistoricPrehistoric Tue, 08 May 2012 07:30:00 EDT Largest Known Croc Likely Ate Early Man They were bigger than today's crocs -- big enough to swallow a human. Corbis http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaur-farts-120507.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 2449e9f2-d02a-4c10-8d30-d20b8de098d1 AnimalsClimateCowsDigestive SystemDinosaursEarthHerbivoresTyrannosaurus Mon, 07 May 2012 14:41:00 EDT Dinosaur Farts May Have Warmed Ancient Earth The greenhouse gas methane produced by all sauropods across the globe would have been about 520 million tons per year. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Corbis http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks-mistaken-lake-monsters-120504.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 cc363086-bd54-4cd6-9072-2889d22b4def Benjamin Radford Amphibians and ReptilesAnimalsDinosaur Era AnimalsFishMysterySharksWeird NewsWhales Fri, 04 May 2012 10:37:03 EDT Sharks Mistaken for Lake Monsters? A shark expert suggests that lake monsters in Alaska and Scotland may actually be sharks. http://news.discovery.com/animals/eye-size-running-120504.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 cb8f5cf6-c816-4861-9b3c-126d9542fe7c Animal FactsAnimalsScience and TechnologyThe Natural World Fri, 04 May 2012 07:47:00 EDT Large Animal Eyes Win the Race: Photos The bigger the eyes, the faster the animal. http://news.discovery.com/animals/lion-zebra-baby-120503.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 e57c8ce6-1ce1-42b7-a9bb-458277cff0f9 Jennifer Viegas Animal BehaviorAnimalsCurrent EventsHumansMammalsVideoWeird NewsZoo AnimalsZoos and Aquariums Thu, 03 May 2012 13:31:06 EDT Lion Tries To Eat Baby in Zebra-striped Hoodie Did the lion really mistake the baby for a zebra? http://news.discovery.com/animals/sea-monster-120503.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 6ea4b037-1c97-4044-b83b-56398128a03a AnimalsBacteriaFossilsLifeMysteryOceansPrehistoricScientistsSeas Thu, 03 May 2012 12:50:00 EDT Mystery of Cincinnati Sea Beast Deepens The discovery of a very large, very mysterious fossil by an amateur paleontologist has left researchers baffled. University of Cincinnati http://news.discovery.com/earth/ocean-prey-patches-120503.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 847ec340-db22-4a22-9376-6c19ac329135 AnimalsBiomesColonyCrustaceansDolphinsEnvironmentFood ChainSea CreaturesSeabirdsSharksSquid Thu, 03 May 2012 10:34:00 EDT Prey 'Buffets' Help Fuel Healthy Ocean Ecosystems Marine animal populations thrive when presented with dense and accessible patches of prey, as opposed to just more of it. Alan Dennis, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. http://news.discovery.com/animals/elephant-harmonica-120503.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 43985387-ac4c-448e-8609-bf3fe01bf1d5 Jennifer Viegas Animal BehaviorAnimal CommunicationAnimalsMammalsVideoWeird NewsZoo AnimalsZoos and Aquariums Wed, 02 May 2012 17:41:15 EDT Watch Shanthi, an Elephant, Play a Harmonica A musically inclined elephant not only plays a harmonica, but composes her own tunes. http://news.discovery.com/animals/helpful-dolphins-120502.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 3d96f48b-c71a-4eb6-ada2-d4c86efe0312 Jennifer Viegas DolphinsEvolutionFishingGenerationsHumansLearningMammalsOWN Wed, 02 May 2012 06:27:00 EDT Cooperative Dolphins Help Fishermen Catch Fish Bottlenose dolphins in Brazil have taught themselves to work as a team with fishermen, creating a win-win for both the marine mammals and humans. Fábio Daura-Jorge http://news.discovery.com/videos/this-week-in-discovery-news-sex-robots-predicted-and-pet-psychics-debunked.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4eef3e43-75ac-454e-a051-9623428f7457 Not A ShowProstitutionRobotsSex and Reproduction Wed, 02 May 2012 03:00:00 EDT This Week in Discovery News: Sex Robots Predicted and Pet Psychics Debunked This Week in Discovery News we peek into a future where sex robots run the prostitution industry. Plus, we debunk pet psychics and recap stories of a fireball that exploded over central California. http://news.discovery.com/animals/detroit-dogs-120425.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 77a69538-a5b1-49d2-b337-89544e5b8553 AnimalsDogsHome and Domestic LifeLiving with DogsPeople, Society and Beliefs Tue, 01 May 2012 13:08:00 EDT The Rapper and the Stray Dogs of Detroit: Photos The city of Detroit has a serious stray dog problem and a rapper is on a mission to help the dogs and his city. http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs-extinction-asteroid-120501.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 1fe8923c-ab74-4517-b136-e0ec7a9d2a9c Jennifer Viegas AsteroidsCometsDeath and DyingDinosaursDisappearedFossilsMysteryNatural DisastersPaleontologyTyrannosaurus Tue, 01 May 2012 11:18:00 EDT Dinosaurs on Road to Extinction Before Asteroid Strike Some dinosaurs were already in decline before the big asteroid struck. AMNH/J. Brougham http://news.discovery.com/animals/great-blue-heron-chicks-120501are-great-big-stars.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 37521ca6-ef4a-45bb-a25a-5ab13ae845d8 Tim Wall Animal BehaviorAnimalsBaby AnimalsBirdsWild Birds Tue, 01 May 2012 07:14:54 EDT Great Blue Heron Chicks Become Big Stars A great blue heron family's exploits are drawing great big attention thanks to a live video feed. http://news.discovery.com/animals/koala-threataned-120430.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1 b4422642-9022-490c-bfdd-1df189f74200 AnimalsEndangered SpeciesKoalaThe Natural World Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:16:00 EDT Koala Under Threat in Australia: Big Pic Australia has listed the koala as a threatened species in parts of the country for the first time.