Evolution has produced a vast range ofanimal defense strategies, like heavy armor and camouflage abilities. However, nature is also capable of developing some truly odd protection strategies. The ...

Learning about history has no limits, especially when it comes to our planet and all the living creatures who live here. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences opens a new exhibit that features ...

Nature doesn’t always go for sleek or graceful. Sometimes, it goes weird—really weird. Some creatures across the animal kingdom have developed unusual defenses that seem more like evolutionary ...

SAN ANTONIO — Our "Forgotten Friends" series showcases a dog or cat each week that has spent a lengthy time at an area shelter, just waiting for someone to notice them and bring them home to love.

Several months ago, a structure at the Animal Defense League of Texas was just a series of wooden beams, cement floors and unfinished walls. Now it's a state-of-the-art addition to help the league ...

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