When you think of “gory” animals, creatures like great white sharks, tigers, and vampire bats might come to mind. But the most gruesome defense mechanism of any animal belongs to something much ...

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Kipekee, one of the world’s only spotless giraffes, has died at age two. A necropsy is underway as experts investigate.

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A photographer captured a beautiful moment in Svalbard's Arctic waters, but climate change threatens to change that.

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