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This question really boils down to one thing: can two different species breed to produce hybrid offspring? The answer: it depends! There are several species of animals that can breed together to ...

It’s not just for the birds: Air flows through the lungs of reptiles in a pattern that scientists previously thought necessary only for high-altitude flight. C.G. Farmer, an associate professor of ...

A freaky find was captured in Windward Oahu Wednesday. Nick and Ryan Lundquist were working a roofing job in Kailua when something caught their attention. A giant green lizard, difficult to see among ...

She had to wait by the same tree for four days to get the perfect action shot - but her patience paid off as she managed to capture the moment the bird bit down on the lizard's tail. The image placed ...

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Handsome, long-legged and resourceful — that’s the Northern California spider A. barackobamai, one of nine different species of creatures whose names pay tribute to our outgoing 44th U.S. president.

Three lines of evidence suggest that West Indian Anolis lizards and insectivorous birds compete for their arthropod prey: (1) Extensive diet overlaps exist between anoles and insectivorous birds; (2) ...

The fossil record isn't always kind to preserving the existence of smaller creatures. But this week, scientists announced the discovery of two previously unknown species in two separate studies ...

It’s not just for the birds: Air flows through the lungs of reptiles in a pattern that scientists previously thought necessary only for high-altitude flight. C.G. Farmer, an associate professor of ...