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Life cycle of the European moose in Northern Russia

Moose vs. bear: Survival in Russia's harsh winter

moose in winter

moose, New Hampshire

New Hampshire: moose

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bull moose

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7 Questions About Mammals Answered

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Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species

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Why Do Animals Have Tails?

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Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

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Nostradamus and His Prophecies

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How Do You Get a Nobel Prize?

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The 40th Anniversary of Star Wars

Polar bear leaping among ice floes at Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago, Norway, the Arctic. Sea ice climate change mammal jump global warming

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Flags That Look Alike

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

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Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

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Livestream of moose migrating to summer pastures that had millions hooked ends • May 5, 2025, 5:21 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As	Alces americana • Alces alces • Eurasian elk

Photos and Videos

moose in winter

moose, New Hampshire

New Hampshire: moose

Life cycle of the European moose in Northern Russia

Moose vs. bear: Survival in Russia's harsh winter

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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

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cat. orange and white persian cat with long hair, snarl, growl, teeth

7 Questions About Mammals Answered

Portrait of western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), Bayanga, Central African Republic

Gorilla gorilla, Sula sula, and Other Animals Whose Names Are Tautonyms—the Same for Genus and Species

animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World