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Animal Features

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Alien-Like Squid at Drilling Site

At a deep oil-drilling site, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, "elbowed" Magnapinna squid.

Photo: Penguin colony

Antarctic Penguin Colonies in Danger

Half to three quarters of major emperor and Adélie penguin populations may lose their sea ice habitat due to climate change.

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International Photography Contest

From over 100,000 submissions the English language edition winners have been chosen. View them in the winner's gallery

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Wildlife Filmmaker

Create your own nature films and mash-ups online using archive footage, sounds, and musical scores.

Animal News

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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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