Real-Life 'Unicorn' Found; Deer Has Extremely Rare Deformity

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in order to discover that penguins sleep more deeply in the afternoon, scientists crept up on sleeping king penguins at different times of the day and poked them with a stick until they woke up.

Alpacas bring joy to residents of nursing home

Heroic cow swam three miles through choppy waters looking for her lost calf

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Polar Bear Numbers Plummeting in Alaska, Canada—What About the Rest?

Canada Builds Drunk Tanks Where Birds Can Sober Up

Hundreds of millions of birds have disappeared in 30 years

Poachers Are Now Slaughtering Africa’s Giraffes

Real-Life ‘Unicorn’ Found; Deer Has Extremely Rare Deformity

Bats Make Calls to Jam Rivals’ Sonar—First Time Ever Found

Fur seals have been caught engaging in an extreme form of sexual behaviour. Specifically, trying to have sex with penguins

Steve Backshall counts down his three favourite dancing animals from the BBC Earth archive

Robin visits lady’s home up to 15 times a day

Two-metre-long Cape cobra spotted taking a dip on South African beach

Four Weird Ways Animals Sense the World

Downtown Coyotes: Inside the Secret Lives of Chicago’s Predator

Once Thought Extinct, North America’s Rarest Mammal May Bounce Back

This Is What Happens When You Give a Squirrel a GoPro

21 Incredibly Adorable Animals With Their Best Friends

17 Times Opossums Were The Unsung Heroes Of Cute

Tiny hamster eats big Thanksgiving dinner

Bald eagle makes the catch of the day

Why the Scottish wildcat is threatened by its ‘saviour’

Cold? This baby musk ox will warm your heart

Hundreds of Baby Flying Foxes Are Rescued After a Heat Wave in Australia

Let This Tiny Marmoset Getting A Head Massage Comfort Your Cold Soul

Raccoon with head stuck in storm drain rescued

Why you shouldn’t underestimate ‘common’ birds

Charming animation aims to save British hedgehogs

Ravens sabotage others’ bonding attempts in a struggle for power, researchers have revealed

Wildlife Photographer of the Year Michael ‘Nick’ Nichols has dedicated his career to capturing nature’s wonders in order to highlight some of its greatest threats

Gobble, Gobble! 6 Fun Facts About Turkeys

‘Extinct’ spectacled hare-wallaby spotted in Western Australia

Gamekeeper turned photographer: John MacTavish captures Scotland’s beauty

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Animal Myths From Around the World

atch: How Did a Young Elephant Drive Off 14 Lions?

Rare, 1-inch frogs raise babies inside bamboo stems

Meet 7 new endangered species on the IUCN Red List

Catching up with Tresco’s red squirrels

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