1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (311+ words) The Genetic Quirk That Turns a Lion White Isn’t Albinism A-Z Animals Quick TakeMost people assume white lions are albino, but they are not, and that distinction changes everything about how these animals actually live See the leucism distinction â…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) For nearly two centuries, a pangolin specimen sat quietly in a museum collection, its true identity hidden in plain sight. Today, scientists have used DNA preserved within that 190-year-old specimen to resolve a long-standing taxonomic mystery, confirming that the Himalayan…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (133+ words) Some animals get their name for pretty obvious reasons, such as the figeater beetle. Their name is a good indication of their favorite food, but there are many more amazing traits about these insects. This YouTube Short by @saramedina7299 shows a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) Not long ago, a restaurateur made headlines by releasing a lobster that had spent two decades in captivity. Weighing an astonishing 22 pounds and estimated to be 132 years old, the crustacean became the center of an unusual debate: could such an…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (355+ words) Both now-extinct species of gastric-brooding frogs spent most of their lives in or around water. In 1972, researcher David Liem made a discovery in the Conondale and Blackall Ranges of southeastern Queensland, formally describing the species in 1973. It was a small…...