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Study Finds Superworm Larvae Can Clean Museum Skeletons Efficiently

Lab trials point to a lower-risk, low-cost alternative to dermestid beetle colonies that still needs museum-level validation.

Giraffes at Barcelona Zoo Show Signs of Rudimentary Addition

Physics Explains Why the Poo Emoji Matches Nature’s Shape

Doginburgh Inventory Gives Scientists a Standard Way to Measure Dogs’ Paw Preference

Tests Rule Out CDV and Babesia in Gir Lion Deaths, State Blames Heat Stress

Bumblebees Solve Novel Object-Manipulation Task Without Training

Study Identifies Iron-Rich Liver Cells as Candidate Magnetic Sensors in Pigeons

Urbanization Leads City Bowerbirds to Use Human-Made Items in Courtship

Study Finds Masturbation Is Common and Natural Across Many Bird Species

Pigeons Use Iron-Rich Liver Cells to Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field

Study Says Pigeon Livers Hold Iron Cells That May Act as Magnetic Compasses

New Cretaceous Bird Plumadraco Has Tail Feathers Twice Its Body Length

Three Bat-Eared Fox Kits Debut at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Fourth Koala Pup Dies at Wilhelma Zoo

Indonesia’s First Panda Cub Cleared for Public Debut After Health Checks

Andean Cat Confirmed in Mendoza for Third Straight Year Near La Payunia

In Argentine Cities, May Birdsong Signals Urban Habitat and Well-Being

Bronx Zoo Debuts Rare Collared Lemur Twins

Large Study Finds Urban Birds Flee Women Sooner Than Men

Sloth World Closes in Orlando as 13 Rescued Sloths Begin Recovery