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For most people, the word “pet” brings to mind a dog waiting at the door or a cat curled up by the window. Yet around the world, some animal lovers are drawn to creatures that feel almost unreal. They ...

For most animals, ears are necessary survival tools, allowing them to communicate with others and listen for predators. Chickens have small openings on the sides of their heads which are often covered ...

Endangered Pink Fairy Armadillo, the world’s smallest armadillo species, adapted to sandy deserts and grasslands of Argentina© Harsha_Madusanka/Shutterstock.com ...

A shop sells nostalgic souvenirs, including a UK coat of arms, at the Portobello Road market in London. Jon Bower/Loop Images/Corbis Even though Scotland voted last week to remain a part of the United ...

Nature has developed some truly bizarre ways for animals to see the world around them. Some creatures have strangely shaped ...