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50-Million-Year-Old Footprints Open a ‘Rare Window’ Into the Behaviors of Extinct Animals That Once Roamed in Oregon
Scientists revisited tracks made by a shorebird, a lizard, a cat-like predator and some sort of large herbivore at what is ...
Parade Pets on MSN3d
Rare Cat Species Has Less Than 100 Left in the World & It's Considered Good Luck to Spot One
The critically endangered species is said to be "the rarest of all cats" with less than 100 of them left in the world. But if ...
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10 U.S. Cat Breeds That Survived Extinction!
Some of America’s most unique cat breeds almost vanished forever! From changing environments to dwindling populations, these ...
Florida endangered species at risk from Trump rule change, say environmentalists
Trump’s administration is proposing to alter the meaning of the Endangered Species Act. Environmental groups say the move ...
Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats—but where's the evidence?
In 1938, zoologist Ellis Le Geyt Troughton mourned that Australia's "gentle and specialized creatures" were "unable to cope ...
Ancient footprints suggest how prehistoric animals behaved in Oregon millions of years ago
A team of scientists found prehistoric animal footprints that indicate how creatures behaved in Oregon as far back as 50 ...
19 Big Cats Rescued in Spain as Police Raid Animal Smuggling Ring
With a demand for exotic felines on the rise, often driven by social media, endangered and protected populations are under ...
Opinion
If we must bring back extinct species, let’s focus on the giant herbivores
Many huge animals went extinct surprisingly recently. When they died, their ecological role was lost with them.