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Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...

Drunk pegged eggs at victim's head in 'prank gone wrong' ...

Emerging with grandfather Gerald Robotnik (also played by Carrey), Shadow ( Keanu Reeves ), and Agent Stone (Lee Majdoub) in ...

A peek behind the scenes reveals how the visual effects teams helped bring certain aspects to life in the different "Sonic the Hedgehog" movies.

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Egg prices are continuing to rise, both in Arizona and across the country, due to a massive outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu. The outbreak strain, H5N1, emerged among poultry flocks and ...

A nearly gapless genome sequence of the echidna, an egg-laying mammal with multiple sex chromosomes, helps researchers to track genomic reorganization events that gave rise to a highly unusual sex ...

4. There are only two egg-laying mammals in the world - the duck-billed platypus and the echidna (sometimes known as spiny anteaters). 5. Hens have a special clucking song they sing after they've ...