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Agrunia not so happy…

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World’s Crankiest Cat Found On World’s Tallest Mountain

A woman encourages her child to look at the mummy of young boy during a preview of the 'Ancient lives, new discoveries' exhibition at the British Museum in Central London on May 20, 2014.

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How To Respect A Mummy

A paleoart illustration of the pterosaur Balaenognathus maeuseri, showing a creature with a long bill that tapers to a flat end, lots of tiny verticle teeth, and a red beady eye staring out from an orange and blue face.

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Now That’s What I Call Teeth!

A Sloane's viperfish, a deep-sea fish with iridescent scales and very big teeth

This Hole Is Full Of Viperfishes

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More Scientific Images Should Go This Hard

An aggressive insect approaches a hapless honeybee on a purple flower.

It’s A Bee Brawl In The Flower Patch!

A mated pair of glass frogs sleeping on the underside of a leaf, their bodies translucent and dark hearts beating softly.

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How The Glass Frog Hides Its Blood

An illustration of the absolute unit of a wombat, the extinct Ramsayia, standing next to a puny modern wombat.

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This Ancient Wombat Was An Absolute Unit

BRISTOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: A King Cobra is displayed to the public at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm on August 2, 2016 in Bristol, England. Noah's Ark Zoo Farm has teamed up with the Reptile Zone in Bristol to bring a fortnight of educational shows which allows members of the public to see some of the world's most deadliest reptiles close up. The annual event showcases some of the world's most notorious snakes behind a specially constructed presentation room. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Deadly Reptiles Go On Show At Children’s Zoo

Happy Snake Clitoris Day To All Who Celebrate

Wisdom the Laysan Albatross resting on her nest

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Wisdom The Laysan Albatross Is The Most Beautiful 71-Year-Old In The World