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Facts About Red Pandas
December 23, 2016 | ReferenceRed pandas are small mammals with long, fluffy tails and red and white markings. They are not related to giant pandas.
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Bizarre Fish Are Deadly Deep-Sea Predators (And Twitter Stars)
December 22, 2016 | ArticleStrangely shaped deep-sea fish have found an unexpected but appreciative audience on land.
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Weird Dinosaur Species Had Teeth Only in Youth
December 22, 2016 | ArticleBy the time they were 3 years old, ostrich-like dinosaurs called Limusaurus inextricabilis had lost all of their pointy teeth, and lived the rest of their lives as toothless beasts, a new study finds.
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First Gorilla Born in Captivity Turns 60 | Video
December 22, 2016 | VideoMeet Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world. The western lowland gorilla has lived all her life in Ohio's Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
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Happy Birthday, Colo! World's Oldest Gorilla Celebrates 60th
December 22, 2016 | ArticleThe first gorilla born in human care turned 60 years old on Dec. 22 at her home in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
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What in the Whirled? Starfish Larvae Stir Up Algae Dinner | Video
December 21, 2016 | VideoStarfish larvae churn water with food in mind.
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Colorful Hawaiian Fish Named in Honor of President Obama
December 21, 2016 | ArticleNext time he's vacationing in Hawaii, President Barack Obama might just bump into his new namesake: a pink, yellow and blue coral-reef fish that researchers have named in the president's honor.
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Starfish Larvae Churn Whirlpools With 100,000 Tiny Hairs
December 21, 2016 | ArticleHigh-speed video reveals that starfish larvae create whirlpools to trap algae meals.
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Colo, World's Oldest Gorilla, Turns 60 (Photos)
December 21, 2016 | Image AlbumBorn in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016.
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Photos: The Freakiest-Looking Fish
December 20, 2016 | Image AlbumSome of the stranger finned creatures of the deep.
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