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    A Rare Spirit Bear Sighting

    NG Expeditions guests spotted a rare spirit bear on Saturday while aboard the National Geographic Sea Bird in British Columbia.

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    Devil Frog

    The largest frog that may ever have lived might also have had a big-time attitude. Scientists think Beelzebufo ampinga truly lived up to its nickname, "devil frog."

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  • A bacterium similar to those found in the deep sea sediments.

    Slow-Motion Life Discovered

    Buried for 86 million years, a bacterial community lives so sluggishly it's still surviving on a "lunch box" from dino days, a new study says.

  • Elephant picture: animal using an underpass in northern Kenya

    Photos: First Elephant Underpass

    A corridor beneath a busy highway in northern Kenya is helping isolated elephant populations reunite, conservationists say.

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    How to Build a Dog

    Scientists have found the secret recipe behind the spectacular variety of dog shapes and sizes, and it could help unravel the complexity of human genetic disease.

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    Dog DNA Photo Gallery

    Scientists have found the secret recipe behind the spectacular variety of dog shapes and sizes, and it could help unravel the complexity of human genetic disease.