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A rendering shows an expanded white rhinoceros habitat at the Houston Zoo, with new shade structures and closer viewing areas ...

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From frogs and sponges to jellyfish and tardigrades, scientists reveal how some animals digest food without defecating, ...

Meet animals that grow for a lifetime, sometimes for centuries, and discover why dinosaurs did not, despite their huge size.

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Learn how Hawaii’s honu went from hunted staple to protected icon and what this sea turtle represents to the islands today.