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Tiny Frog Hears with its Mouth! 

While we humans need every organ of our body, animals seem to adapt and even thrive when they are missing body parts that we consider crucial to survive - There is the Borneo frog that breathes without lungs, the ice fish that has no hemoglobin and now, an earless frog that can hear perfectly....

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Tiny Frog Hears with its Mouth! 

The Winner Of The Inaugural National Chimpanzee Art Contest Is . . .

If humans can participate in art contests why can't chimpanzees? After all they do share over 90% of our DNA and are likely to do as good a job, if not better! In order to highlight their art talent as well as the amazing work of the eight chimpanzee sanctuaries around the country that provide care for the mammals retired from research, pet trade and entertainment, the folks at the Humane Society of the United States decided to hold a competition....

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The Winner Of The Inaugural National Chimpanzee Art Contest Is . . .

Indian Elephants Demonstrate Their Steel-Trap Memories

The fact that elephants never forget and hold a grudge against their abuser(s) when one them is injured has been proven many times, both anecdotally as well as by the results of a formal study of African elephants who reacted negatively to the scent of Masai clothing because the young tribesmen often spear them to demonstrate their bravery. Now a herd of Indian elephants is showing that they are no slouches either, when it comes to revenge!...

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Indian Elephants Demonstrate Their Steel-Trap Memories

Volunteers Form Human Wall To Guide Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles To Sea

Though it is common for the volunteers of Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire to ensure that the hundreds of loggerhead sea turtles that hatch on the beaches of the Caribbean Island make it to sea each year, the task usually involves just keeping an eye on them. This year, they had to do something they have never done before - Create a human wall for some of the little ones that were confused as to the path to the ocean....

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Volunteers Form Human Wall To Guide Baby Loggerhead Sea Turtles To Sea

This Summer, Cross 'Swimming With Sharks' Off Your 'Bucket List'

If swimming with sharks is something you have always wanted to experience, then you may want to plan a vacation to La Jolla, California, where you will be able to swim amongst not one or two, but hundreds of the ferocious fish. The best part is that you will live to tell the tale, because the sharks that frequent the area, are not interested in humans....

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This Summer, Cross 'Swimming With Sharks' Off Your 'Bucket List'