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Learn about some of nature’s most incredible species through recent discoveries and groundbreaking studies on animal habitats, behaviors, and unique adaptations.

Explore the animal kingdom through pictures, videos, facts, and more from our animal profiles on fish, birds, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, and invertebrates.

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Mammals include humans and all other animals that are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) with hair. They feed their young with milk and have a more well-developed …

From the National Geographic book, Animal Encyclopedia, 2012 We head away from land onto the ice floes of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where thousands of harp seals are giving birth to tiny …

We don’t really know what animals are thinking, but Animal LOL makes a silly guess. Goofy voiceovers are added to real animal antics—with some crazy takes on playing with friends and …

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How much do you know about the animal kingdom? This brain-stretching quiz will test your animal smarts!

Research has found that baby schema attributes can be seen in other animal species, particularly those whose young require care. This may be part of why humans find some animals …