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Spencer, Indiana, is home to McCormick’s Creek State Park, and if you haven’t been there yet, you’re missing out on one of the most beautiful natural areas in the entire Midwest. This isn’t some ...

They raid compost bins, outsmart latches and sometimes look gleeful doing it. A new study in Animal Behaviour suggests raccoons may not just be opportunistic—they may be genuinely curious.

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Take one good look at an owl, and you'll probably see why they're described in the lore of many world cultures as grave and powerful creatures, often tending toward dark and deadly prophecies and ...

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Humans and animals like the same sounds, new research reveals, proving Charles Darwin correct. The findings show that people ...