Gecko tails continue to flail about after they've been shed, diverting a predator's attention and giving the gecko a better chance at escape. James Williams takes a look at the video.
The angle of a surface - not its slipperiness - triggers when geckos turn on their superhero-like ability to walk on walls and ceilings, a new study finds. Jorge Ribas reports.
The University of Minnesota calls their new equine center the "Mayo Clinic" for horses. Kasey-Dee Gardner brings us up to speed on all their new treatments and technology.
Several Javan rhinos, one of the world's rarest large mammals, were filmed recently by remote-sensing cameras in Indonesia. The footage gives new insights about the elusive beast. Jorge Ribas reports.
Actor Liam Neeson fights off a pack of killer wolves in the new movie, The Grey. But do wolves really eat people? Jorge Ribas separates fact from fiction.
Researchers stumble upon a pod of sperm whales getting some sleep in the open ocean, and the event is caught on tape. James Williams reviews the action.
Shaun Ellis has already successfully joined a wolf pack in order to learn as much about them as possible. Now his girlfriend wants to join the pack. Catch new episodes Tuesdays at 10:30 PM e/p on Animal Planet.
Contracted from infected under cooked pork or infected human feces, the Pork Tapeworm can create cysts in human tissue, sometimes growing in the brain making it impossible to kill.
This parasite has adapted to afix itself to humans in water, where it burns a hole in your skin and burrows deep inside you. Once inside it migrates towards the brain and acts very much like a brain tumor.
The Iditarod, it's Alaska's iconic 1,100 mile sled dog race which starts in Anchorage and ends in Nome. And competitors in this long, arduous journey don't get ready overnight. Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out what it takes to get ready for this race.
A wolf and a bear, two of Russia's deadliest predators, pick up the same scent of carcass off the coast of Siberia's Lake Baikal. Will one back down or will they battle?
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