Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

Dung beetles and dung flies are mainly attracted to herbivore (mostly mammal) dung ,and their plant meals take a lot of digesting. Cellulose, the major constituent of plant mass, is made up of long ...

The animal welfare policy includes plans for a new 500-dog shelter and aims to increase public funding for independent shelters. (Crisanta Espinosa Aguilar / Cuartoscuro.com) In a push to promote ...

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For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not always apply. Coprophagy is the act of eating feces, and for many species it ...

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There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the group over their own safety. Although it is a drastic measure, some ants are ...

This Valentine's Day, Maryland Zoo will name a pile of animal dung after your ex. The fundraiser is called Dollars for Dung. It'll cost you a $5 donation. A lot of people will tell you they think ...

BALTIMORE — Your ex can be a real P.O.S. this Valentine's Day — literally. For just a small $5 donation, the Maryland Zoo will name a pile of animal dung after them. "This Valentine’s Day, turn ...

John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something stopped them in their tracks: a sweet cherry tree with an unusual jagged scar running along ...