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Actual Top Ten Animals of 2013

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Not so much a popularity contest as an altitude contest. 10: Himalayan Jumping Spider The fuzzy and springy  Euophrys omnisuperstes ...

Why It's Nearly Impossible to Castrate a Hippo

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Chances are you've never wondered how difficult it is to remove the testes of a hippopotamus. Other people have been thinking hard ab...
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Spider Acts Like Ruthless Carnivore, Is Really Flexitarian

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Even deadly predators crave a salad sometimes. Certain orb-weaver spiders—apparent full-time carnivores who eat by trapping prey, coverin...
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Higher Altitude Protects Teens from Concussions

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The human brain is a vulnerable thing, perched in its peanut shell on top of our walking, stumbling bodies. Humans who enjoy collision-he...

Laughter Is OK Medicine, Unless It Kills You

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Careful with the bedside banter, doctors. Before you put on your best Patch Adams impression, you might want to consider whether your att...

Newly Discovered Flower Makes Fake Pollen to Fool Bees

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"I was certain it was something new when I saw it," says Chris Martine of the bush tomato species he discovered in the Austral...

Leaping Land Fish Has Perfect Camouflage, Is Not a Hoax

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You might never spot them if not for the jumping. On the coast of Guam, Pacific leaping blennies blend in perfectly with the rocks they l...
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