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Animal Features
Photo: Brady Barr with a giant salamander

Clash of the Giant Salamanders

They usually fit in the palm of your hand, but some salamanders grow to human-sized proportions. Dr. Brady Barr goes in search of the "big four" of giant salamanders.

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Photo: Hok Tjing Bio China Temple

International Photography Contest

View winners from the 2008 International Photography Contest, plus honorable mentions from each category.

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Photo: Three fishermen with a giant barb

Megafishes

The world's largest freshwater fish are losing the fight for survival as pollution, overfishing, and construction threaten the rivers and lakes they call home.

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Photo: A male mandrill

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Photo: Cheetah mother and cub

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Animal News
Photo: A fishing cat

2008 "Red List" Species

Roughly 38 percent of the world's known species are near extinction, according to a comprehensive survey done to create the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species.

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Ants Smell Cheaters and Assault Them, Study Finds
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