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Tarzan Chameleon Found

The discovery on Madagascar of the new species—given away by its flat snout—is a "Tarzan yell for conservation," a new study says.
Lizard Evolving for Live Birth

A skink species lays eggs on coasts but births babies in mountains, giving a glimpse of how placentas evolved, scientists say.
Bat Evolved to "Whisper"

The barbastelle bat has lowered its voice to evade detection by moths with keen hearing, a new study says.
Photos: "Stunning" Sea Creatures

A hitchhiking anemone, a perching sea robin, and a many-armed sea star were recently spotted off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
Tiger Cub Found in Luggage

The cat's out of the bag for a woman caught smuggling a live, drugged tiger cub at a Thai airport Sunday.
Post-Katrina, Alien Rodents Return

The beaver-size, wetland-eating rodents are back—but are being kept in check by a boom in trappers, a wildlife biologist says.
Pictures: Pea-Size Frog Found

Completely lost on a penny, the new frog species was mistaken for a baby for a hundred years.
Spiders, Plants Compete for Prey

Spiders build bigger webs to catch more bugs than sundews, says the first study to show such battles between the plant and animal kingdoms.
Photos: Rare Tiger, Cuckoo Spotted

The Sumatran tiger and rhinoceros hornbill are just some of the rare species spotted in Sumatra during a recent photographic survey.
"Snot Otter" Sperm to Save Giant?

To save North America's biggest salamander, conservationists are freezing its sperm, which luckily isn't too hard to obtain.
"Terror Bird" Used Its Head to Punch

Standing up to ten feet tall, the prehistoric birds used their ax-like heads to jab their way to the top of the food chain, study says.
New "Bearded" Titi Monkey Found

The "fascinating" new species of monkey mates for life—and may be critically endangered by habitat loss in the Amazon rain forest.
Spill Still Threatens Migrating Birds

Despite the BP Gulf spill cap, millions of migrating birds this fall, and for years to come, may face oil threats—starvation in particular. Video.
Photos: Ten "Lost" Amphibians

From the golden toad to the Turkestanian salamander—the quest begins for the ten likely extinct amphibian species conservationists most want to rediscover.
Oyster Herpes: Symptom of Warming?

Don't worry—it isn't a side effect of eating seafood. But a virulent new herpes strain could be spreading as seas warm, experts say.

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Double-Clawed Dino Found

The "stocky dragon" had several interesting features, and it sheds some light on how and where these dinos developed.
Space Unicorn's Close-Up

There's a unicorn in outer space that holds a rose and a star that rings like a bell, and that's no fairy tale.
The Bear and the Anteater

Aesop wishes he'd seen this one. Find out what caused these two critters to show up on a camera trap together.

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Gulf Oil Spill News and Pictures

"Firecane" Myth Busted

Flaming, oily hurricanes and "black rain" are no danger to Gulf residents on Katrina's fifth anniversary—or to anyone, anywhere, experts say.
22-Mile Oil Plume Found

A giant plume from the Gulf spill has been confirmed deep in the ocean—and it may stick around, a new study says.

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