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![Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’ Sperm whales may have their own ‘alphabet’](png/sperm-whale-podd660.png)
![Bigger-brained gull species thrive in urban spaces Bigger-brained gull species thrive in urban spaces](png/seagull-oceand660.png)
Bigger-brained gull species thrive in urban spaces
![Orangutan observed using a plant to treat an open wound Orangutan observed using a plant to treat an open wound](jpg/depositphotos_92759690_ld660.jpg)
Orangutan observed using a plant to treat an open wound
![How saber-toothed cats’ baby teeth kept their adult fangs from breaking How saber-toothed cats’ baby teeth kept their adult fangs from breaking](jpg/sabertooth-catd660.jpg)
How saber-toothed cats’ baby teeth kept their adult fangs from breaking
![T. rex was probably about as intelligent as a crocodile T. rex was probably about as intelligent as a crocodile](jpg/trex-braind660.jpg)
T. rex was probably about as intelligent as a crocodile
![Early trauma can shorten a red squirrel’s lifespan Early trauma can shorten a red squirrel’s lifespan](png/red-squirreld660.png)
Early trauma can shorten a red squirrel’s lifespan
![Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought](png/iridogorgia-magnispiralisd660.png)
Bioluminescence may have evolved 300 million years earlier than scientists previously thought
![Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct](jpg/lampreyd660.jpg)
Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct
![For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism](png/evo-eventd660.png)
For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism
![This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds](png/butterfly-heliconius-pardalinusd660.png)
This butterfly hybrid thrived against evolutionary odds
![Super-muscular 374-pound kangaroos once thumped around Australia and New Guinea Super-muscular 374-pound kangaroos once thumped around Australia and New Guinea](png/pleistocene-epoch-faunad660.png)
Super-muscular 374-pound kangaroos once thumped around Australia and New Guinea
![‘Peaceful’ bonobos bite and push each other, actually ‘Peaceful’ bonobos bite and push each other, actually](png/bonobo-yelld660.png)
‘Peaceful’ bonobos bite and push each other, actually
![Toothed whales traded chewing for echolocation to evolve Toothed whales traded chewing for echolocation to evolve](png/beluga-whalesd660.png)
Toothed whales traded chewing for echolocation to evolve
![Tiny worm with enormous eyes may have a ‘secret language’ Tiny worm with enormous eyes may have a ‘secret language’](jpg/bristle-worm-eyesd660.jpg)
Tiny worm with enormous eyes may have a ‘secret language’
![These insects give off major red flags These insects give off major red flags](png/matador-bugd660.png)
These insects give off major red flags
![New fossils of tiny, toothy early mammals could be a major missing link New fossils of tiny, toothy early mammals could be a major missing link](jpg/early-mammald660.jpg)
New fossils of tiny, toothy early mammals could be a major missing link
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If that asteroid had been 30 seconds late, dinosaurs might rule the world and humans probably wouldn’t exist
![Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds](jpg/zmrgxk65ewsdopf74z3rgbo5bqd660.jpg)
Here’s how hagfish slime gets 10,000 times bigger in 0.4 seconds
![Why everything eventually becomes a crab Why everything eventually becomes a crab](jpg/yzmmtih2fnh2fiahbic24vaswid660.jpg)
Why everything eventually becomes a crab
![These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous](jpg/termite-marchd660.jpg)
These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous
![Eating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought Eating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought](jpg/2021-15540-1-scaledd660.jpg)
Eating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought
![Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes](jpg/3krrjbiir5dhpbi5f7ti6relty-scaledd660.jpg)
Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes
![These ancient marine reptiles got very big, very fast These ancient marine reptiles got very big, very fast](jpg/sander-abf5787-image-5d660.jpg)
These ancient marine reptiles got very big, very fast
![Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly](jpg/15587247848_36a4909dea_od660.jpg)
Our four-legged ancestors evolved from sea to land astonishingly quickly
![Eastern Africa’s oldest human fossils are more ancient than we realized Eastern Africa’s oldest human fossils are more ancient than we realized](jpg/homo-sapien-ethiopia-valley-volcanoesd660.jpg)
Eastern Africa’s oldest human fossils are more ancient than we realized
![Are viruses alive? New evidence says yes Are viruses alive? New evidence says yes](jpg/hpqf7ep3kreg2hppysef477cbyd660.jpg)
Are viruses alive? New evidence says yes
![These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die](jpg/u54t3q5lr2i3k5rm53cqkje7gud660.jpg)
These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die
![Europeans looked down on Neanderthals—until they realized they shared their DNA Europeans looked down on Neanderthals—until they realized they shared their DNA](jpg/7uzl6b5ayjoh7c5flj7kock6uud660.jpg)